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William II, Count of Flanders

1224 - 1251

William II, Count of Flanders

William III (1224 – 6 June 1251) was the lord of Dampierre from 1231 and count of Flanders from 1247 until his death. He was the son of William II of Dampierre and Margaret II of Flanders. Margaret inherited Flanders and Hainault in 1244 and immediately the War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault began between William and his brothers, the Dampierre claimants, and the children of Margaret's first marriage to Bouchard of Avesnes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William II, Count of Flanders has received more than 26,566 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). William II, Count of Flanders is the 6,985th most popular politician (up from 7,811th in 2019).

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27k
Page Views (PV)
57.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
9.66
Effective Languages (L*)
1.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William II, Count of Flanders ranks 6,985 out of 19,576. Before him are Michel Rocard, Sergei Ivanov, John VII of Constantinople, Victor Stănculescu, Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Volodymyr Vynnychenko. After him are Sisenand, Lin Sen, Ivan Maisky, Paolo Boi, Hussein Arnous, and John Conyers.

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HPI: 57.00
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701 - Present
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Victor Stănculescu
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Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
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Volodymyr Vynnychenko
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HPI: 57.00
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William II, Count of Flanders
1224 - 1251
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 6,985
Sisenand
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HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6,986
Lin Sen
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HPI: 56.99
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Ivan Maisky
1884 - 1975
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6,988
Paolo Boi
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HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6,989
Hussein Arnous
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6,990
John Conyers
1929 - 2019
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6,991

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1224, William II, Count of Flanders ranks 5. Before him are Michael VIII Palaiologos, Kinga of Poland, Jean de Joinville, and Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant. After him is Marie of Brienne. Among people deceased in 1251, William II, Count of Flanders ranks 3. Before him are Oghul Qaimish, and Berthold. After him are Godan Khan, William of Modena, Yesü Möngke, Sakya Pandita, and Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine.

Others Born in 1224

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Michael VIII Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1224 - 1282
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 1
Kinga of Poland
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1224 - 1292
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 2
Jean de Joinville
WRITER
1224 - 1317
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 3
Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1224 - 1275
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 4
William II, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1224 - 1251
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 5
Marie of Brienne
NOBLEMAN
1224 - 1275
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 6