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Roderic

688 - 711

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Roderic (also spelled Ruderic, Roderik, Roderich, or Roderick; Spanish and Portuguese: Rodrigo, Arabic: لذريق, romanized: Ludharīq; died 711) was the Visigothic king in Hispania between 710 and 711. He is well-known as "the last king of the Goths". He is actually an extremely obscure figure about whom little can be said with certainty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roderic has received more than 464,512 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Roderic is the 1,152nd most popular politician (down from 1,117th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Spain (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular Spanish Politician.

Roderic is most famous for his poem "The Cid," which tells the story of the Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar.

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  • 460k

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  • 68.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Roderic ranks 1,152 out of 15,577. Before him are Casimir IV Jagiellon, Xianfeng Emperor, Amanullah Khan, Jean Monnet, Baldur von Schirach, and Maximilian II of Bavaria. After him are James A. Garfield, Möngke Khan, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Andronikos III Palaiologos, William II of England, and Jens Stoltenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 688, Roderic ranks 2. Before him is Charles Martel. After him are Marwan II and Jianzhen. Among people deceased in 711, Roderic ranks 2. Before him is Justinian II. After him is Childebert III.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Roderic ranks 96 out of 2,932. Before him are Juan Gris (1887), Francisco de Orellana (1511), Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), Joaquín Rodrigo (1901), Dolores Ibárruri (1895), and Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852). After him are Luis Aragonés (1938), Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (1507), Francisco Tárrega (1852), Pablo Casals (1876), Antonio Banderas (1960), and Juan Ponce de León (1460).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Roderic ranks 29. Before him are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), Alfonso VI of León and Castile (1040), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), Peter III of Aragon (1239), Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), and Dolores Ibárruri (1895). After him are Magnus Maximus (335), Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713), Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), Peter of Castile (1334), Ferdinand III of Castile (1199), and Alfonso V of Aragon (1396).

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