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Desiderius

710 - 786

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Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born c. 720 – died c. 786), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774. The Frankish king of renown, Charlemagne, married Desiderius's daughter and subsequently conquered his realm. Desiderius is remembered for this connection to Charlemagne and for being the last Lombard ruler to exercise regional kingship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Desiderius is the 2,072nd most popular politician (down from 1,747th in 2019), the 738th most popular biography from Italy (down from 652nd in 2019) and the 142nd most popular Italian Politician.

Desiderius Erasmus was a humanist scholar and theologian. He is most famous for his translation of the Bible into Latin, which was published in 1516.

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Among politicians, Desiderius ranks 2,072 out of 19,576. Before him are Pepi I Meryre, Taksin, Jovanka Broz, Kęstutis, Ladislaus IV of Hungary, and Mark Rutte. After him are Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Amaro Pargo, Odilo Globočnik, and Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 710, Desiderius ranks 4. Before him are Rabia of Basra, Saint Walpurga, and Krum. After him are Carloman, Antipope Constantine II, Sevar of Bulgaria, Aureolus of Aragon, and Lullus. Among people deceased in 786, Desiderius ranks 1. After him are Al-Hadi, Abo of Tiflis, Cynewulf of Wessex, and Lullus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Desiderius ranks 738 out of 5,161. Before him are Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), Lucullus (-118), Marcus Furius Camillus (-446), Salvatore Quasimodo (1901), and Fausto Coppi (1919). After him are Bernardino of Siena (1380), Odilo Globočnik (1904), Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485), Rudolph Valentino (1895), Giacomo della Porta (1533), and Romano Prodi (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Desiderius ranks 142. Before him are Charles II of Naples (1254), Manfred, King of Sicily (1232), Conrad of Montferrat (1146), Scipio Aemilianus (-185), Lucullus (-118), and Marcus Furius Camillus (-446). After him are Odilo Globočnik (1904), Romano Prodi (1939), Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642), Charles Albert of Sardinia (1798), Britannicus (41), and Mario Monti (1943).

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