POLITICIAN

Sebastian of Portugal

1554 - 1578

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Sebastian (Portuguese: Sebastião I [sɨβɐʃˈti.ɐ̃w]; 20 January 1554 – 4 August 1578) was King of Portugal from 11 June 1557 to 4 August 1578 and the penultimate Portuguese monarch of the House of Aviz. He was the son of João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, and his wife, Joanna of Austria. He was the grandson of King John III of Portugal and Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sebastian of Portugal has received more than 710,185 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Sebastian of Portugal is the 892nd most popular politician (up from 923rd in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 19th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Sebastian of Portugal is most famous for his role in the Battle of Alcacer Quibir in 1578. He led the Portuguese army to victory against the Moroccan invaders.

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  • 70.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sebastian of Portugal ranks 892 out of 19,576. Before him are Yaśodharā, Henry I of England, Frederick VI of Denmark, Tiberius Gracchus, Jozef Tiso, and Cambyses I. After him are Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Mahfiruz Hatun, János Kádár, Sukjong of Joseon, Cleopatra II of Egypt, and Childeric I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1554, Sebastian of Portugal ranks 2. Before him is Pope Gregory XV. After him are Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France, Walter Raleigh, Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Marietta Robusti, Wakisaka Yasuharu, Philip William, Prince of Orange, Ernest of Bavaria, Bálint Balassi, and Philip Sidney. Among people deceased in 1578, Sebastian of Portugal ranks 2. Before him is Mihrimah Sultan. After him are John of Austria, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Uesugi Kenshin, Pierre Lescot, Piali Pasha, Sebastiano Venier, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Giulio Clovio, and Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Sebastian of Portugal ranks 20 out of 633. Before him are José Mourinho (1963), Afonso I of Portugal (1109), Pedro I of Brazil (1798), Pope John XXI (1215), Isabella of Portugal (1503), and Afonso de Albuquerque (1453). After him are John I of Portugal (1358), António Egas Moniz (1874), Manuel II of Portugal (1889), John III of Portugal (1502), Afonso V of Portugal (1432), and John IV of Portugal (1604).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Sebastian of Portugal ranks 6. Before him are António de Oliveira Salazar (1889), António Guterres (1949), Manuel I of Portugal (1469), Afonso I of Portugal (1109), and Pedro I of Brazil (1798). After him are John I of Portugal (1358), Manuel II of Portugal (1889), John III of Portugal (1502), Afonso V of Portugal (1432), John IV of Portugal (1604), and John VI of Portugal (1767).

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