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Eleanor of Austria

1498 - 1558

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Eleanor of Austria (15 November 1498 – 25 February 1558), also called Eleanor of Castile, was Queen of Portugal from 1518 to 1521 as the wife of King Manuel I and Queen of France from 1530 to 1547 as the wife of King Francis I. She also held the Duchy of Touraine (1547–1558) in dower. She is called "Leonor" in Spanish and Portuguese and "Éléonore" or "Aliénor" in French. She was the eldest child of Duke Philip of Burgundy and Queen Joanna of Castile, and the elder sister of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and her life was dominated by her role in the international dynastic politics of the period. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eleanor of Austria is the 1,044th most popular politician (down from 966th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Belgium and the 16th most popular Belgian Politician.

Eleanor of Austria was most famous for being the wife of Louis VII and the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.

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Among politicians, Eleanor of Austria ranks 1,044 out of 19,576. Before her are Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Konstantin von Neurath, Adolphe Thiers, Edmund Burke, Constantine II, and Maria Luisa of Spain. After her are John I Tzimiskes, Jair Bolsonaro, Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Tiberius Gracchus, Seqenenre Tao, and William III of the Netherlands.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1498, Eleanor of Austria ranks 1. After her are Katharina von Bora, Meera, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Maarten van Heemskerck, Giulio Clovio, Andrés de Urdaneta, Sophie of Pomerania, Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal, Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne, Hieronymus Bock, and Andreas Osiander. Among people deceased in 1558, Eleanor of Austria ranks 5. Before her are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Mary I of England, Hurrem Sultan, and Mary of Hungary. After her are Julius Caesar Scaliger, Clément Janequin, Robert Recorde, Johannes Bugenhagen, Reginald Pole, Francisco de Sá de Miranda, and Anna van Egmont.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Eleanor of Austria ranks 38 out of 1,190. Before her are Abraham Ortelius (1527), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), Baudouin of Belgium (1930), Albert I of Belgium (1875), Mary of Hungary (1505), and Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697). After her are Georges Lemaître (1894), William III of the Netherlands (1817), Jacques Brel (1929), Hergé (1907), Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), and Henri La Fontaine (1854).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Eleanor of Austria ranks 16. Before her are Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), Baudouin of Belgium (1930), Albert I of Belgium (1875), Mary of Hungary (1505), and Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697). After her are William III of the Netherlands (1817), Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (1864), Pepin of Herstal (635), Margaret of Parma (1522), Herman Van Rompuy (1947), and Paul-Henri Spaak (1899).

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