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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 887,937 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). William Longsword is the 1,918th most popular politician (up from 1,931st in 2019), the 672nd most popular biography from France (up from 694th in 2019) and the 153rd 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 1,918 out of 15,577. Before him are Herod Archelaus, Antonia Minor, Albert the Bear, Robert II of Scotland, Mikheil Saakashvili, and Abdelmadjid Tebboune. After him are Heonjong of Joseon, Marie François Sadi Carnot, Sahure, Abbas II of Persia, Hyeonjong of Joseon, and Ahaziah of Judah.

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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, and Pietro Participazio.

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In France

Among people born in France, William Longsword ranks 672 out of 6,011. Before him are Jean Nicot (1530), Joan II of Navarre (1311), Robert Curthose (1054), Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729), Princess Marie Bonaparte (1882), and Jeanne Hébuterne (1898). After him are Julie Clary (1771), Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837), Paul Mauriat (1925), Louis Renault (1877), Joseph Proust (1754), and Hans Bethe (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, William Longsword ranks 153. Before him are Félix Faure (1841), François Ravaillac (1578), Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528), Dom Pérignon (1639), Salome Zourabichvili (1952), and Joan II of Navarre (1311). After him are Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837), Nicolas Fouquet (1615), Richard II, Duke of Normandy (963), Mary of Guise (1515), Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279), and Louise of Savoy (1476).

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