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Tancred, King of Sicily

1138 - 1194

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Tancred (Italian: Tancredi; 1138 – 20 February 1194) was King of Sicily from 1189 to 1194. He was born in Lecce an illegitimate son of Roger III, Duke of Apulia (the eldest son of King Roger II) by his mistress Emma, a daughter of Achard II, Count of Lecce. He inherited the title "Count of Lecce" from his grandfather and is consequently often referred to as Tancred of Lecce. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tancred, King of Sicily has received more than 135,678 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Tancred, King of Sicily is the 2,307th most popular politician (up from 2,797th in 2019), the 815th most popular biography from Italy (up from 961st in 2019) and the 162nd most popular Italian Politician.

Tancred, King of Sicily is most famous for the Battle of Durazzo in 1081.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tancred, King of Sicily ranks 2,307 out of 15,577Before him are Walther Rathenau, Eudokia Makrembolitissa, Pepin of Italy, Thomas Palaiologos, Dmitry Ustinov, and Kim Jong-suk. After him are Maria Josepha of Bavaria, Werner von Haeften, William I of Sicily, Mikhail Mishustin, Eliot Ness, and John of Brienne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1138, Tancred, King of Sicily ranks 3Before him are Saladin and Maimonides. After him are Abu Yaqub Yusuf, Casimir II the Just, Hōjō Tokimasa, Giraut de Bornelh, and Conan IV, Duke of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1194, Tancred, King of Sicily ranks 3Before him are Guy of Lusignan and Leopold V, Duke of Austria. After him are Sancho VI of Navarre, Emperor Xiaozong of Song, Casimir II the Just, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, and Sviatoslav III of Kiev.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Tancred, King of Sicily ranks 815 out of 4,668Before him are Pescennius Niger (135), Domenico Modugno (1928), Silvio Piola (1913), Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498), Giosuè Carducci (1835), and Bernardo Provenzano (1933). After him are William I of Sicily (1126), Tarcisio Bertone (1934), Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701), Giacomo Agostini (1942), Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587), and Alfonso II of Naples (1448).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Tancred, King of Sicily ranks 162Before him are Palmiro Togliatti (1893), Ferdinand, Duke of Parma (1751), Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797), Occhiali (1519), Pescennius Niger (135), and Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498). After him are William I of Sicily (1126), Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701), Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587), Alfonso II of Naples (1448), Romano Prodi (1939), and Phalaris (-700).