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William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine

1024 - 1086

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William VIII (c. 1025 – 25 September 1086), born Guy-Geoffrey (Gui-Geoffroi), was duke of Gascony (1052–1086), and then duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitiers (as William VI) between 1058 and 1086, succeeding his brother William VII (Pierre-Guillaume). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine has received more than 128,348 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine is the 424th most popular nobleman (down from 319th in 2019), the 1,954th most popular biography from France (down from 1,541st in 2019) and the 74th most popular French Nobleman.

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  • 130k

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  • 63.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 424 out of 1,415. Before him are Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, Yaroslav of Tver, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Barbara Zápolya, John, Duke of Durazzo, and Robert I, Count of Dreux. After him are Bertrand, Count of Toulouse, Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta, Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein, Amadeus V, Count of Savoy, Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary, and Helena of Serbia, Queen of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1024, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 6. Before him are Robert of Molesme, Iziaslav I of Kiev, Magnus the Good, Hugh of Cluny, and Matilda of Frisia. After him are Gagik II of Armenia, and Richard I of Capua. Among people deceased in 1086, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 5. Before him are Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Canute IV of Denmark, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang. After him are Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg, Judith of Bohemia, Richilde, Countess of Hainaut, Gregory Pakourianos, and Yaropolk Izyaslavich.

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In France

Among people born in France, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 1,954 out of 6,770. Before him are François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy (1644), Marcel Schwob (1867), Leslie Caron (1931), Marc Augé (1935), Henry of Flanders (1174), and François Magendie (1783). After him are Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve (1685), William Clito (1102), Pierre Auguste Cot (1837), Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta (1866), Jean Bodel (1165), and Amadeus V, Count of Savoy (1249).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 74. Before him are Philip I, Count of Savoy (1207), Princess Louise of Orléans (1882), Louis, Duke of Brittany (1707), Edward, Count of Savoy (1284), Hugh Magnus (1007), and Henriette of Cleves (1542). After him are Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta (1866), Amadeus V, Count of Savoy (1249), Richard, Duke of Burgundy (858), Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy (1920), Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth (1649), and Marie Victoire de Noailles (1688).

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