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Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes

919 - 998

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Sigfried (or Siegfried) (c. 922 – 28 October 998) was count in the Ardennes, and is known in European historiography as founder and first ruler of the Castle of Luxembourg in 963 AD, and ancestor and predecessor of the future counts and dukes of Luxembourg. He was also an advocate of the abbeys of St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes has received more than 157,737 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes is the 5,693rd most popular politician (up from 6,674th in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 227th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Belgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes ranks 5,693 out of 19,576. Before him are Martinian, Theodore II Laskaris, Juanita Castro, Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud, Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, and Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia. After him are Huo Guang, Sher Ali Khan, Jonas Gahr Støre, Antiochus I Theos of Commagene, Angelica Balabanoff, and Nicolas Catinat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 919, Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes ranks 3. Before him are García Sánchez I of Pamplona, and Emperor Shizong of Liao. After him is Li Cheng. Among people deceased in 998, Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes ranks 2. Before him is Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani. After him are Koppány, and Sisinnius II of Constantinople.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes ranks 193 out of 1,190. Before him are Zénobe Gramme (1826), Wilfried Martens (1936), Jacob van Artevelde (1290), Jacques Arcadelt (1507), Paul Otlet (1868), and Eden Hazard (1991). After him are Robert Cailliau (1947), Constantin Meunier (1831), Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422), Juan de Flandes (1450), Theroigne de Mericourt (1762), and Hugo Claus (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes ranks 56. Before him are Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne (1735), Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (889), Queen Mathilde of Belgium (1973), Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870), Wilfried Martens (1936), and Jacob van Artevelde (1290). After him are Theroigne de Mericourt (1762), Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338), Henry II, Duke of Brabant (1207), Henri de Baillet-Latour (1876), Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1728), and Ida of Lorraine (1040).

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