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William Longsword

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William Longsword (French: Guillaume Longue-Épée, Old Norman: Williame de lon Espee, Latin: Willermus Longa Spata, Old Norse: Vilhjálmr Langaspjót; c. 893 – 17 December 942) was the second ruler of Normandy, from 927 until his assassination in 942. He is sometimes referred to as a "duke of Normandy", though the title duke (dux) did not come into common usage until the 11th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Longsword has received more than 966,787 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). William Longsword is the 2,135th most popular politician (down from 1,912th in 2019), the 734th most popular biography from France (down from 671st in 2019) and the 166th most popular French Politician.

William Longsword is most famous for the conquest of Normandy.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Longsword ranks 2,135 out of 19,576. Before him are Milan I of Serbia, Peroz I, Atia, Taichang Emperor, Charles Edward Stuart, and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. After him are Sanakht, Stefan Dečanski, John, Duke of Berry, Barkiyaruq, Ermanaric, and Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 893, William Longsword ranks 3. Before him are Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, and Louis the Child. After him are Al-Qa'im, and Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani. Among people deceased in 942, William Longsword ranks 2. Before him is Pope Stephen VIII. After him are Saadia Gaon, Odo of Cluny, Fulk I, Count of Anjou, Shi Jingtang, Pietro Participazio, and Agapius of Hierapolis.

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In France

Among people born in France, William Longsword ranks 734 out of 6,770. Before him are François Darlan (1881), Charles Nicolle (1866), Raymond Queneau (1903), Claude of France (1499), Peter Waldo (1140), and François Fénelon (1651). After him are John, Duke of Berry (1340), Jeanne Hébuterne (1898), Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713), Bruno Latour (1947), Dom Pérignon (1639), and Catherine Labouré (1806).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, William Longsword ranks 166. Before him are Rudolph of France (890), Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490), Charles, Duke of Vendôme (1489), Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754), Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736), and François Darlan (1881). After him are John, Duke of Berry (1340), Dom Pérignon (1639), Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848), Eugène Edine Pottier (1816), Theobald I of Navarre (1201), and Joan II of Navarre (1311).

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