1554 - 1578
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 670,460 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Sebastian of Portugal is the 925th most popular politician (up from 1,020th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 20th 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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Among politicians, Sebastian of Portugal ranks 925 out of 15,577. Before him are Benjamin Harrison, Lev Kamenev, Jiang Qing, Chaim Weizmann, Basil II, and Andrew II of Hungary. After him are Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, Louis V of France, Benjamin Disraeli, Kurt Waldheim, Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, and Park Geun-hye.
1833 - 1901
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 919
1883 - 1936
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 920
1914 - 1991
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 921
1874 - 1952
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 922
958 - 1025
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 923
1175 - 1235
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 924
1554 - 1578
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 925
1620 - 1688
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 926
967 - 987
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 927
1804 - 1881
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 928
1918 - 2007
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 929
1778 - 1837
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 930
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 931
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, Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Philip William, Prince of Orange, Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, Philip Sidney, Bálint Balassi, Ernest of Bavaria, Bartolomeo Carducci, and Louis III, Duke of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1578, Sebastian of Portugal ranks 3. Before him are Mihrimah Sultan and John of Austria. After him are Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Uesugi Kenshin, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Piali Pasha, Pierre Lescot, Sebastiano Venier, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, and Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias.
1554 - 1623
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 1
1554 - 1578
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 2
1554 - 1592
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 3
1554 - 1618
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 4
1554 - 1611
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 5
1554 - 1618
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 6
1554 - 1581
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 7
1554 - 1586
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 8
1554 - 1594
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 9
1554 - 1612
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 10
1554 - 1608
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 11
1554 - 1593
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 12
1522 - 1578
HPI: 79.52
Rank: 1
1547 - 1578
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 2
1554 - 1578
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 3
1507 - 1578
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 4
1530 - 1578
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 5
1534 - 1578
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 6
1515 - 1578
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 7
1515 - 1578
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 8
1496 - 1578
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 9
1547 - 1578
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10
1501 - 1578
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 11
1571 - 1578
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 12
Among people born in Portugal, Sebastian of Portugal ranks 19 out of 555. Before him are Luís de Camões (1524), Afonso I of Portugal (1109), Pedro I of Brazil (1798), Cristiano Ronaldo (1985), Isabella of Portugal (1503), and Pope John XXI (1215). After him are José Mourinho (1963), John II of Portugal (1455), António Egas Moniz (1874), Afonso de Albuquerque (1453), John I of Portugal (1358), and John III of Portugal (1502).
1524 - 1580
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 13
1109 - 1185
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 14
1798 - 1834
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 15
1985 - Present
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 16
1503 - 1539
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 17
1215 - 1277
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 18
1554 - 1578
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 19
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 20
1455 - 1495
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 21
1874 - 1955
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 22
1453 - 1515
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 23
1358 - 1433
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 24
1502 - 1557
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 25
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 II of Portugal (1455), John I of Portugal (1358), John III of Portugal (1502), Afonso V of Portugal (1432), Manuel II of Portugal (1889), and John IV of Portugal (1604).
1889 - 1970
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 1
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 2
1469 - 1521
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 3
1109 - 1185
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 4
1798 - 1834
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 5
1554 - 1578
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 6
1455 - 1495
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 7
1358 - 1433
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 8
1502 - 1557
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 9
1432 - 1481
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 10
1889 - 1932
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 11
1604 - 1656
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 12