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William II of England

1056 - 1100

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William II (Anglo-Norman: Williame; c. 1057 – 2 August 1100) was King of England from 26 September 1087 until his death in 1100, with powers over Normandy and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending control into Wales. The third son of William the Conqueror, he is commonly referred to as William Rufus (Rufus being Latin for "the Red"), perhaps because of his ruddy appearance or, more likely, due to having red hair.William was a figure of complex temperament, capable of both bellicosity and flamboyance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William II of England has received more than 4,415,705 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). William II of England is the 1,372nd most popular politician (down from 1,155th in 2019), the 496th most popular biography from France (down from 425th in 2019) and the 119th most popular French Politician.

William II, also known as William Rufus, was the third son of William the Conqueror. He was crowned king of England in 1087, and is most famous for his death at the hands of an assassin while hunting in the New Forest in 1100.

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  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year William II of England has had the most page views in the with 659,359 views, followed by Spanish (46,310), and French (45,828). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Wu Chinese (506.86%), Ido (97.65%), and Uyghur (81.38%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William II of England ranks 1,372 out of 19,576. Before him are Sarah Palin, Ernst Thälmann, Harold Macmillan, Rodolfo Graziani, Jean-Marie Le Pen, and Joachim Gauck. After him are Dionysius I of Syracuse, Leo IV the Khazar, Sam Nujoma, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Emperor Ninkō, and Vlad II Dracul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1056, William II of England ranks 1. After him are Nestor the Chronicler, Al-Muqtadi, Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut, Sæmundr fróði, Judith of Bohemia, Reginald II, Count of Burgundy, Hildebert, and Cecilia of Normandy. Among people deceased in 1100, William II of England ranks 3. Before him are Godfrey of Bouillon, and Parascheva of the Balkans. After him are Thorfinn Karlsefni, Emperor Zhezong, Antipope Clement III, George Kedrenos, Thorkell the Tall, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Bretislav II, Naropa, and Bhoja.

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In France

Among people born in France, William II of England ranks 496 out of 6,770. Before him are Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (1714), Alfred Werner (1866), Christine Lagarde (1956), Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647), Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928), and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881). After him are Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (1727), André Citroën (1878), Frédéric Bazille (1841), Paul Sabatier (1854), and Jean-François Lyotard (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, William II of England ranks 119. Before him are Stephen, King of England (1095), Charles-Henri Sanson (1739), Carus (230), Antoine of Navarre (1518), Christine Lagarde (1956), and Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928). After him are Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550), Aristide Briand (1862), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), Carloman I (751), Gaspard II de Coligny (1519), and Marie Louise d’Orléans (1662).

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