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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 150,109 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Tancred, King of Sicily is the 2,227th most popular politician (up from 2,299th in 2019), the 783rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 813th in 2019) and the 149th most popular Italian Politician.

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

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tancred, King of Sicily ranks 2,227 out of 19,576. Before him are Vannozza dei Cattanei, Menkauhor Kaiu, Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Maria Luisa of Spain, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, and Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France. After him are Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Alfonso III of Asturias, Colin Powell, Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Alberto Fernández, and Milo of Croton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1138, Tancred, King of Sicily ranks 3. Before 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 2. Before him is Guy of Lusignan. After him are Leopold V, Duke of Austria, Emperor Xiaozong of Song, Sancho VI of Navarre, 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 783 out of 5,161. Before him are Agostino Carracci (1557), Vannozza dei Cattanei (1442), Mina (1940), Maria Luisa of Spain (1745), Lorenzo Lotto (1480), and Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France (1248). After him are Milo of Croton (-557), Pope Benedict IV (860), Maria Goretti (1890), Giosuè Carducci (1835), Faustina the Younger (125), and Pietro Metastasio (1698).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Tancred, King of Sicily ranks 149. Before him are Gianni Agnelli (1921), Charles Martel of Anjou (1271), Lucius Cornelius Cinna (-135), Vannozza dei Cattanei (1442), Maria Luisa of Spain (1745), and Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France (1248). After him are Milo of Croton (-557), Faustina the Younger (125), Tiberius Claudius Nero (-85), Nero Julius Caesar (6), Athalaric (516), and Giovanna of Italy (1907).

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