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Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany

1182 - 1241

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Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (c. 1184 – 10 August 1241), also known as Damsel of Brittany, Pearl of Brittany, or Beauty of Brittany, was the eldest daughter of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, and Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Her father was the fourth son of King Henry II of England, and she was the niece of the English kings Richard I and John. As a potential threat to ascendency to the English throne, John imprisoned her in 1202 and she was held in captivity until her death. Like Empress Matilda and Elizabeth of York, Eleanor's claim to the English throne gained little support from the barons, under the expectation that the monarch should be male, despite legal provision for a female monarch. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany is the 11,553rd most popular politician (down from 10,124th in 2024), the 2,628th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,079th in 2019) and the 397th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany ranks 11,553 out of 19,576. Before her are Burnaburiash I, Eutropia, Richard Huelsenbeck, Conan II, Duke of Brittany, Matei Basarab, and Hendrikus Colijn. After her are Paul Carell, Yemelyan Yaroslavsky, Ivan Fedyuninsky, Fatima Sheikh, Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, and Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1182, Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany ranks 12. Before her are Maria of Montpellier, Lutgardis, Accursius, Minamoto no Yoriie, Sakya Pandita, and Peter of Vaux-de-Cernay.  Among people deceased in 1241, Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany ranks 15. Before her are Isabella of England, Coloman of Galicia, Manuel Doukas, Fujiwara no Teika, Amaury de Montfort, and Irene Laskarina. After her are Ludwig III, Count of Württemberg, and Berenguer de Palou II.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany ranks 2,629 out of 8,785. Before her are Patricia Quinn (1944), Janet McTeer (1961), Perry Anderson (1938), William Wilson (1844), Edward Arthur Milne (1896), and Robert Fortune (1812). After her are Peter Sinfield (1943), Emma Corrin (1995), Henry Watson Fowler (1858), James Blunt (1974), Lord Leopold Mountbatten (1889), and Donald Moffat (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany ranks 397. Before her are James Harrington (1611), Francis Pym (1922), Prince Maurice of Battenberg (1891), Henry Percy (1364), John Owen (1616), and William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773). After her are Lord Leopold Mountbatten (1889), Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583), Ivor Richard (1932), Marjorie Bruce (1297), Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478), and Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891).

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