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William II of Holland

1228 - 1256

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William II (February 1227 – 28 January 1256) was the Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1234 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William II of Holland has received more than 230,632 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). William II of Holland is the 2,618th most popular politician (up from 3,276th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 121st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Dutch Politician.

The most famous thing William II of Holland is known for is being the son of Willem III and the father of Willem IV. He was the only male heir of the House of Orange-Nassau.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William II of Holland ranks 2,618 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, Mstislav I of Kiev, Yazid III, Boris Nemtsov, Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen, and Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France. After him are Emperor Zhao of Han, Intef I, Lin Zexu, Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Clotilde of France, and Hacı I Giray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1228, William II of Holland ranks 3. Before him are Conrad IV of Germany, and Jacobus da Varagine. After him are Leo I of Galicia, Trần Hưng Đạo, and Muhammad I al-Mustansir. Among people deceased in 1256, William II of Holland ranks 1. After him are Johannes de Sacrobosco, Sartaq Khan, Michael II Asen, Mafalda of Portugal, Kaliman Asen II of Bulgaria, Peter Nolasco, Kujō Yoritsune, Bernhard von Spanheim, Renaud de Vichiers, Kujō Yoritsugu, and Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, William II of Holland ranks 110 out of 1,646. Before him are Herman Boerhaave (1668), Jacobus Arminius (1560), Kees van Dongen (1877), Marinus van der Lubbe (1909), Jan van Goyen (1596), and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562). After him are Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Edwin van der Sar (1970), Mark Rutte (1967), Jan Jongbloed (1940), Judith Leyster (1609), and Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, William II of Holland ranks 15. Before him are Johan de Witt (1625), William V, Prince of Orange (1748), Dries van Agt (1931), Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584), William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), and Geert Wilders (1963). After him are Mark Rutte (1967), Pim Fortuyn (1948), Pieter van der Aa (1659), William II, Duke of Bavaria (1365), Ruud Lubbers (1939), and Wim Kok (1938).

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