POLITICIAN

Virginia de' Medici

1568 - 1615

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Virginia de' Medici (29 May 1568 – 15 January 1615) was an Italian princess, a member of the House of Medici and by marriage Duchess of Modena and Reggio. Regent of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio in 1601 during the absence of her husband, she was able to protect the autonomy of the city of Modena from the attacks of the local Podestà and Judge. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Virginia de' Medici has received more than 117,584 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 21 in 2019). Virginia de' Medici is the 7,130th most popular politician (down from 6,037th in 2019), the 1,904th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,681st in 2019) and the 479th most popular Italian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Virginia de' Medici ranks 7,130 out of 19,576Before her are Sophia of Halshany, Vlad Călugărul, Zhou Yongkang, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, Elizabeth of Görlitz, and Mandane of Media. After her are Aretas IV Philopatris, Herbert Pitman, Berenice, Hosokawa Gracia, Trygve Bratteli, and George V of Georgia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1568, Virginia de' Medici ranks 11Before her are Wei Zhongxian, Gunilla Bielke, Giuseppe Cesari, Adriano Banchieri, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, and Marino Ghetaldi. After her are Anna Vasa of Sweden, Leonora Dori, Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza, Pieter Both, Sophie of Brandenburg, and Michael Maier. Among people deceased in 1615, Virginia de' Medici ranks 9Before her are Toyotomi Hideyori, Sanada Yukimura, Giambattista della Porta, Dom Justo Takayama, Heo Jun, and Yodo-dono. After her are Claudio Acquaviva, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Pieter Both, Sō Yoshitoshi, and Marcantonio Memmo.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Virginia de' Medici ranks 1,904 out of 5,161Before her are Marcus Tullius Tiro (-103), Baldus de Ubaldis (1327), Leonardo De Lorenzo (1875), Iva Zanicchi (1940), Agostino Steffani (1654), and Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (-163). After her are Bruno Conti (1955), Lancelotto Malocello (1270), Valerio Zurlini (1926), Archduke Alexander Leopold of Austria (1772), Arnaldo Forlani (1925), and Irene of Montferrat (1274).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Virginia de' Medici ranks 479Before her are Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (-230), Lucius Aemilius Paullus (-300), Junio Valerio Borghese (1906), Giuseppe Pella (1902), Rodoald (626), and Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (-163). After her are Archduke Alexander Leopold of Austria (1772), Arnaldo Forlani (1925), Nepotianus (400), Raginpert (662), Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria (1852), and Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan (1009).