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William I, Count of Burgundy

1020 - 1087

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William I (1020 – 12 November 1087), called the Great (le Grand or Tête Hardie, "the Stubborn"), was Count of Burgundy from 1057 to 1087 and Mâcon from 1078 to 1087. He was a son of Reginald I, Count of Burgundy and Alice of Normandy, daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy. William was the father of several notable children, including Pope Callixtus II. In 1057, William succeeded his father and reigned over a territory larger than that of the Franche-Comté itself. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William I, Count of Burgundy has received more than 246,656 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). William I, Count of Burgundy is the 5,439th most popular politician (up from 5,445th in 2019).

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  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William I, Count of Burgundy ranks 5,439 out of 19,576. Before him are Zhang Lu, Bo Xilai, Blanche of Anjou, David Sassoli, Basina of Thuringia, and Neferkare II. After him are Infante Alfonso of Spain, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, Ar-Radi, Al-Mundhir of Córdoba, and Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1020, William I, Count of Burgundy ranks 7. Before him are Pope Gregory VII, Yūsuf Balasaguni, Sweyn II of Denmark, Pope Stephen IX, Guo Xi, and Su Song. After him are Constantine the African, Zhang Zai, Vladimir of Novgorod, Adelaide of Susa, Otto of Nordheim, and Gunhilda of Denmark. Among people deceased in 1087, William I, Count of Burgundy ranks 5. Before him are William the Conqueror, Pope Victor III, Solomon, King of Hungary, and Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī. After him are Bertha of Savoy, Blot-Sweyn, Constantine the African, Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev.

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