RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Begga

615 - 693

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Saint Begga (also Begue, Beghe, Begge) (615 – 17 December 693) was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, and his wife Itta. She is also the grandmother of Charles Martel, who is the grandfather of Charlemagne. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Begga is the 1,194th most popular religious figure (down from 1,175th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 213th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belgian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Begga ranks 1,194 out of 3,187. Before her are Arnaud Amalric, Gregory III of Constantinople, Oda Nobutada, Al-Tabarani, Johann Arndt, and Raffaele Riario. After her are Paul Marcinkus, Santos Abril y Castelló, Friedrich Wetter, Henri de Lubac, Didymus the Blind, and 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As.

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Among people born in 615, Begga ranks 3. Before her are Zayd ibn Thabit, and Usama ibn Zayd.  Among people deceased in 693, Begga ranks 2. Before her is Abdullah ibn Umar. After her are Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī, Bridei III, and Ilterish Qaghan.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Begga ranks 203 out of 1,190. Before her are Henri de Baillet-Latour (1876), Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573), Victor Serge (1890), Jan Ceulemans (1957), and Hugo Claus (1929). After her are Silvio Gesell (1862), Paul van Zeeland (1893), Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422), Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), Rembert Dodoens (1517), and Ida of Lorraine (1040).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Belgium

Among religious figures born in Belgium, Begga ranks 7. Before her are Father Damien (1840), Godfried Danneels (1933), Gertrude of Nivelles (626), Bavo of Ghent (589), Gudula (646), and Juliana of Liège (1193). After her are Lutgardis (1182), Jozef De Kesel (1947), Chrodegang (715), Clemens August of Bavaria (1700), William of St-Thierry (1085), and Adalard of Corbie (751).

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