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Charles II, Archduke of Austria
1540 - 1590

Charles II, Archduke of Austria
Charles II Francis of Austria (German: Karl II. Franz von Innerösterreich) (3 June 1540 – 10 July 1590) was an Archduke of Austria and a ruler of Inner Austria (Styria, Carniola, Carinthia and Gorizia) from 1564. He was a member of the House of Habsburg. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles II, Archduke of Austria is the 1,401st most popular politician (down from 1,272nd in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Austria (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Austrian Politician.
Charles II, Archduke of Austria, was most famous for being the heir to the Spanish throne.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Charles II, Archduke of Austria ranks 1,401 out of 19,576. Before him are Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Ghazan, Otto of Bavaria, Chulalongkorn, and Michel Aoun. After him are Engelbert Dollfuss, Andronikos I Komnenos, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, Cleopatra IV of Egypt, 2nd Dalai Lama, and Sinsharishkun.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
1492 - 1519
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 1,395
Gaius Marcius Coriolanus
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 1,396
Ghazan
1271 - 1304
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 1,397
Otto of Bavaria
1848 - 1916
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 1,398
Chulalongkorn
1853 - 1910
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 1,399
Michel Aoun
1935 - Present
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 1,400
Charles II, Archduke of Austria
1540 - 1590
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 1,401
Engelbert Dollfuss
1892 - 1934
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 1,402
Andronikos I Komnenos
1118 - 1185
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 1,403
Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah
582 - 639
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 1,404
Cleopatra IV of Egypt
138 BC - 112 BC
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 1,405
2nd Dalai Lama
1476 - 1542
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 1,406
Sinsharishkun
700 BC - 612 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 1,407
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1540, Charles II, Archduke of Austria ranks 4. Before him are Francis Drake, François Viète, and Ludolph van Ceulen. After him are John Sigismund Zápolya, Joseph Justus Scaliger, Lady Katherine Grey, Maharana Pratap, Hümaşah Sultan, José de Acosta, Magnus, Duke of Holstein, and Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme. Among people deceased in 1590, Charles II, Archduke of Austria ranks 3. Before him are Pope Urban VII, and Pope Sixtus V. After him are Ambroise Paré, Archduchess Anna of Austria, Christina of Denmark, Gioseffo Zarlino, Bernardino de Sahagún, Francis Walsingham, Catherine of Ricci, Marietta Robusti, and Maddalena Casulana.
Others Born in 1540
Go to all RankingsFrancis Drake
EXPLORER
1540 - 1596
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 1
François Viète
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1603
HPI: 79.70
Rank: 2
Ludolph van Ceulen
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1610
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 3
Charles II, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1590
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 4
John Sigismund Zápolya
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1571
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 5
Joseph Justus Scaliger
HISTORIAN
1540 - 1609
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 6
Lady Katherine Grey
NOBLEMAN
1540 - 1568
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 7
Maharana Pratap
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1597
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 8
Hümaşah Sultan
COMPANION
1540 - 1592
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 9
José de Acosta
WRITER
1540 - 1600
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 10
Magnus, Duke of Holstein
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1583
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 11
Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme
HISTORIAN
1540 - 1614
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1590
Go to all RankingsPope Urban VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1521 - 1590
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 1
Pope Sixtus V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1520 - 1590
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 2
Charles II, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1590
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 3
Ambroise Paré
PHYSICIAN
1510 - 1590
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 4
Archduchess Anna of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1528 - 1590
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 5
Christina of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1521 - 1590
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 6
Gioseffo Zarlino
COMPOSER
1517 - 1590
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 7
Bernardino de Sahagún
WRITER
1499 - 1590
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 8
Francis Walsingham
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1590
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 9
Catherine of Ricci
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1522 - 1590
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 10
Marietta Robusti
PAINTER
1554 - 1590
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 11
Maddalena Casulana
COMPOSER
1544 - 1590
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 12
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Charles II, Archduke of Austria ranks 99 out of 1,424. Before him are Otto Wagner (1841), Melanie Klein (1882), Arthur Schnitzler (1862), Alma Mahler (1879), Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852), and Saint Florian (250). After him are Engelbert Dollfuss (1892), Roman von Ungern-Sternberg (1886), Alfred Hermann Fried (1864), Karl von Frisch (1886), Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (1883), and Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (1339).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsOtto Wagner
ARCHITECT
1841 - 1918
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 93
Melanie Klein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1882 - 1960
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 94
Arthur Schnitzler
WRITER
1862 - 1931
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 95
Alma Mahler
COMPOSER
1879 - 1964
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 96
Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1925
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 97
Saint Florian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 304
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 98
Charles II, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1590
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 99
Engelbert Dollfuss
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1934
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 100
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1921
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 101
Alfred Hermann Fried
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1864 - 1921
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 102
Karl von Frisch
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1982
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 103
Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1963
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 104
Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1339 - 1365
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 105
Among POLITICIANS In Austria
Among politicians born in Austria, Charles II, Archduke of Austria ranks 33. Before him are Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903), Archduke Otto of Austria (1865), Kurt Waldheim (1918), Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1906), Albert II of Germany (1397), and Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (1861). After him are Engelbert Dollfuss (1892), Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (1883), Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (1339), Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1743), Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria (1558), and Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1746).
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
1903 - 1946
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 27
Archduke Otto of Austria
1865 - 1906
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 28
Kurt Waldheim
1918 - 2007
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 29
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
1906 - 1989
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 30
Albert II of Germany
1397 - 1439
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 31
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
1861 - 1948
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 32
Charles II, Archduke of Austria
1540 - 1590
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 33
Engelbert Dollfuss
1892 - 1934
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 34
Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria
1883 - 1963
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 35
Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria
1339 - 1365
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 36
Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria
1743 - 1808
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 37
Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria
1558 - 1618
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 38
Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria
1746 - 1804
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 39