POLITICIAN
William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon
1140 - 1177
William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon
William of Montferrat (early 1140s – 1177), also called William Longsword (modern Italian Guglielmo Lungaspada; original Occitan Guilhem Longa-Espia), was the count of Jaffa and Ascalon, the eldest son of Marquess William V of Montferrat and Judith of Babenberg. He was the older brother of Conrad, Boniface, Azalaïs, and Renier, and a cousin of both Emperor Frederick I and King Louis VII of France. The earliest surviving mention of William's epithet, Longsword, said to refer to his military abilities, and differentiating him from his father, known as "William the Elder", is in the song En abril, quan vei verdeyar, composed in late 1176-early 1177 by the troubadour Peire Bremon lo Tort: Chanzos, tu.t n'iras outra mar, e, per Deu, vai a midons dir qu'en gran dolor et en cossir me fai la nuoit e.l jorn estar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon has received more than 164,660 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon is the 6,861st most popular politician (down from 6,488th in 2019).
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160k
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
4.81
Effective Languages (L*)
2.16
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon ranks 6,861 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Curtis LeMay, Daniel arap Moi, Bogdan I of Moldavia, George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau. After him are Kaliman I of Bulgaria, Wilhelm Ohnesorge, Radola Gajda, Laimdota Straujuma, Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies, and Gaius Marius the Younger.
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Go to all RankingsPrincess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,855
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HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,856
Daniel arap Moi
1924 - 2020
HPI: 57.14
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Bogdan I of Moldavia
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HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,858
George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,859
Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau
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HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,860
William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon
1140 - 1177
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,861
Kaliman I of Bulgaria
1234 - 1246
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,862
Wilhelm Ohnesorge
1872 - 1962
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,863
Radola Gajda
1892 - 1948
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,864
Laimdota Straujuma
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6,865
Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
1814 - 1898
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6,866
Gaius Marius the Younger
109 BC - 82 BC
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6,867
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1140, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon ranks 11. Before him are Adela of Champagne, Bertran de Born, Sophia of Minsk, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, Peire Vidal, and Bernhard, Count of Anhalt. After him are Michael Choniates, Xin Qiji, Theodore Balsamon, Simon II, Duke of Lorraine, and Walter Map. Among people deceased in 1177, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon ranks 2. Before him is Henry II, Duke of Austria. After him are Helmold, Azalais de Porcairagues, and Eystein Meyla.
Others Born in 1140
Go to all RankingsAdela of Champagne
COMPANION
1140 - 1206
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 5
Bertran de Born
WRITER
1140 - 1215
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 6
Sophia of Minsk
COMPANION
1140 - 1198
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 7
Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile
NOBLEMAN
1140 - 1185
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 8
Peire Vidal
POLITICIAN
1140 - 1205
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 9
Bernhard, Count of Anhalt
NOBLEMAN
1140 - 1212
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 10
William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon
POLITICIAN
1140 - 1177
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 11
Michael Choniates
WRITER
1140 - 1222
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 12
Xin Qiji
POLITICIAN
1140 - 1207
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 13
Theodore Balsamon
WRITER
1140 - 1190
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 14
Simon II, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1140 - 1207
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 15
Walter Map
WRITER
1140 - 1210
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1177
Go to all RankingsHenry II, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1107 - 1177
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 1
William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon
POLITICIAN
1140 - 1177
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2
Helmold
HISTORIAN
1120 - 1177
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 3
Azalais de Porcairagues
WRITER
1141 - 1177
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 4
Eystein Meyla
NOBLEMAN
1157 - 1177
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 5