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William III, Duke of Aquitaine

910 - 963

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William III (913 – 3 April 963), called Towhead (French: Tête d'étoupe, Latin: Caput Stupe) from the colour of his hair, was the "Count of the Duchy of Aquitaine" from 959 and Duke of Aquitaine from 962 to his death. He was also the Count of Poitou (as William I) from 935 and Count of Auvergne from 950. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William III, Duke of Aquitaine has received more than 118,017 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). William III, Duke of Aquitaine is the 335th most popular nobleman (up from 359th in 2019), the 1,714th most popular biography from France (down from 1,712th in 2019) and the 55th most popular French Nobleman.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, William III, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 335 out of 1,415. Before him are Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain, Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Radbot of Klettgau, Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, and Princess Margaretha of Sweden. After him are Archduchess Mathilda of Austria, Yodo-dono, Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia, and Anne Geneviève de Bourbon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 910, William III, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 7. Before him are Pope Benedict VII, Pope John XI, Adalbert of Magdeburg, Eadgyth, Gunnbjörn Ulfsson, and Hasdai ibn Shaprut. After him are Nilus the Younger, Fernán González of Castile, Theobald I, Count of Blois, Helena Lekapene, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, and Andregoto Galíndez. Among people deceased in 963, William III, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 3. Before him are Romanos II, and Alp-Tegin. After him is Stephen Lekapenos.

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In France

Among people born in France, William III, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 1,714 out of 6,770. Before him are Tarrare (1772), Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers (1609), Abbo of Fleury (945), Pierre-Jules Hetzel (1814), Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811), and Francis Jammes (1868). After him are René Char (1907), Guy Mollet (1905), Tomi Ungerer (1931), Alain Cuny (1908), Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761), and Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken (1721).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, William III, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 55. Before him are Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (1465), Claude, Duke of Guise (1496), Theobald III, Count of Champagne (1179), Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (953), César, Duke of Vendôme (1594), and Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers (1609). After him are Anne Geneviève de Bourbon (1619), Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy (1197), Eustace III, Count of Boulogne (1060), Charlotte of Albret (1480), Blanche of Bourbon (1339), and Joseph Fesch (1763).

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