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Alof de Wignacourt

1547 - 1622

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Fra Alof de Wignacourt (1547 – 14 September 1622) was a French nobleman who was the 54th Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem from 10 February 1601 to his death in 1622. Unlike a number of the other Grand Masters, he was popular with the Maltese people. Wignacourt is mostly remembered for the construction of the Wignacourt Aqueduct as well as a series of coastal towers which also bear his name. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alof de Wignacourt is the 11,459th most popular politician (down from 9,932nd in 2019), the 454th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 392nd in 2019) and the 103rd most popular Belgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alof de Wignacourt ranks 11,459 out of 19,576. Before him are Marco Cornaro, Victor Marijnen, John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin, Félix Éboué, Commius, and Jen Psaki. After him are Horace Mann, Caspar Weinberger, Konstantinos Demertzis, John I of Trebizond, Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau, and Rawhi Fattouh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1547, Alof de Wignacourt ranks 19. Before him are George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Sanada Masayuki, Maciej Stryjkowski, Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, and Princess Sophia of Sweden. After him are Ubbo Emmius, Jurij Dalmatin, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Faizi, and William Morgan. Among people deceased in 1622, Alof de Wignacourt ranks 18. Before him are Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland, Frans Pourbus the Younger, John Rolfe, Leandro Bassano, Sophie of Brandenburg, and Michael Maier. After him are Pedro Páez, Luarsab II of Kartli, Squanto, and Khusrau Mirza.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Alof de Wignacourt ranks 454 out of 1,190. Before him are André Vandewyer (1909), Radja Nainggolan (1988), Camille Jenatzy (1868), Théo Lefèvre (1914), Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925), and Edouard Van Beneden (1846). After him are Joseph Poelaert (1817), Jean Servais (1910), George Minne (1866), Adriaen Isenbrandt (1490), Eugène Boch (1855), and Sandra Kim (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Alof de Wignacourt ranks 103. Before him are Henry Carton de Wiart (1869), Charles de Broqueville (1860), Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956), Joseph Decaisne (1807), Joseph Lebeau (1794), and Théo Lefèvre (1914). After him are Sophie Wilmès (1975), Walthère Frère-Orban (1812), Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria (1938), Gustaaf Deloor (1913), Jules Renkin (1862), and Mark Eyskens (1933).

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