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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 208,758 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). William II of Holland is the 3,286th most popular politician (down from 2,698th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 105th in 2019) and the 13th 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.

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  • 210k

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  • 61.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William II of Holland ranks 3,286 out of 15,577. Before him are Wied, Prince of Albania, Zalman Shazar, Gevherhan Sultan, Mojmir I of Moravia, Cleitus the Black, and Mihnea cel Rău. After him are Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Cordell Hull, Henry II, Count of Champagne, Gottlob Berger, Aleksandar Ranković, and Lady Margaret Beaufort.

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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, Renaud de Vichiers, Mafalda of Portugal, Michael II Asen, Peter Nolasco, Sartaq Khan, Kujō Yoritsune, Kaliman Asen II of Bulgaria, Bernhard von Spanheim, 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 121 out of 1,427. Before him are Paulus Potter (1625), Joris Ivens (1898), Gerard Kuiper (1905), Famke Janssen (1964), Edwin van der Sar (1970), and Robert van Gulik (1910). After him are Gabriël Metsu (1629), Willem Claesz. Heda (1594), Eugène Dubois (1858), Etty Hillesum (1914), Meindert Hobbema (1638), and Martinus Beijerinck (1851).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, William II of Holland ranks 13. Before him are William II of the Netherlands (1792), Johan de Witt (1625), William II, Prince of Orange (1626), Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584), William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), and William V, Prince of Orange (1748). After him are Mark Rutte (1967), Wim Duisenberg (1935), Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (1948), Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939), Wim Kok (1938), and Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547).

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