NOBLEMAN

David Rizzio

1533 - 1566

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David Rizzio ( RIT-see-oh; Italian: Davide Rizzio [ˈdaːvide ˈrittsjo]; c. 1533 – 9 March 1566) or Riccio ( RITCH-ee-oh, Italian: [ˈrittʃo]) was an Italian courtier and the private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary's husband, Lord Darnley, is said to have been jealous of their friendship because of rumours that Rizzio had impregnated Mary, and he joined in a conspiracy of Protestant nobles to murder him, led by Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven. Mary was having dinner with Rizzio and a few ladies-in-waiting when Darnley joined them, accused his wife of adultery and then had a group murder Rizzio, who was hiding behind Mary. Mary was held at gunpoint and Rizzio was stabbed numerous times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Rizzio is the 1,026th most popular nobleman (up from 1,059th in 2019), the 2,943rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,123rd in 2019) and the 100th most popular Italian Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, David Rizzio ranks 1,026 out of 1,415. Before him are Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Guy I, Count of Blois, Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg, Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Magnus I, Duke of Mecklenburg. After him are Albert III, Count of Namur, Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony, Gertrude of Sulzbach, Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau, Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst, and Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1533, David Rizzio ranks 25. Before him are Cornelis Cort, Eknath, Anna van Egmont, Ōmura Sumitada, Asakura Yoshikage, and Valentin Weigel.  Among people deceased in 1566, David Rizzio ranks 19. Before him are Taddeo Zuccari, Jan Sanders van Hemessen, Francisco López de Gómara, Guillaume Rondelet, Christopher, Count of Oldenburg, and Johannes Agricola. After him are Marco Girolamo Vida, and Romanino.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, David Rizzio ranks 2,943 out of 5,161. Before him are Jacqueline Felice de Almania (1300), Gianfranco Fini (1952), Daniele Crespi (1598), Alexander of Constantinople (250), Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (-200), and Galeazzo Alessi (1512). After him are Fabiola Gianotti (1960), Romeo Benetti (1945), Fernando Tambroni (1901), Alessandro Tassoni (1565), Corrado Alvaro (1895), and Gualtiero Bassetti (1942).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, David Rizzio ranks 100. Before him are Lucrezia Barberini (1628), Melus of Bari (1000), Beatrice of Sicily, Latin Empress (1252), Vespasiano I Gonzaga (1531), Guy, Margrave of Tuscany (900), and Nerio I Acciaioli (1400). After him are Anselm, Duke of Friuli (720), Castruccio Castracani (1281), Radoald of Benevento (650), Francesco I Gattilusio (1326), Filippo Paulucci (1779), and Frederick, Margrave of Tuscany (1040).

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