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Gero

900 - 965

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Gero I (c. 900 – 20 May 965), sometimes called the Great (Latin: magnus), was a nobleman from East Francia who ruled an initially modest march centred on Merseburg in the south of the present German state of Saxony-Anhalt, which he expanded into a vast territory named after him: the marca Geronis. During the mid-10th century, he was the leader of the Saxon Ostsiedlung. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gero is the 7,381st most popular politician (down from 6,604th in 2019). (down from 1,061st in 2019)

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Among politicians, Gero ranks 7,381 out of 19,576. Before him are Johann Homann, Valko Chervenkov, Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe, Léon Flameng, Son Sen, and Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi. After him are Balaji Baji Rao, Princess Elisabeth of Savoy, Tokugawa Ienobu, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, Yong Ji, and Jonas Basanavičius.

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Among people born in 900, Gero ranks 30. Before him are Ulf Jarl, George Hamartolos, Alberic I of Spoleto, Symeon the Metaphrast, Hermann Billung, and Olaf Guthfrithson. After him are Indravarman I, Fajsz, Braslav, Duke of Lower Pannonia, Mojmir II of Moravia, Giric, and Rorik of Dorestad. Among people deceased in 965, Gero ranks 8. Before him are Pope Leo VIII, Al-Mutanabbi, Bruno the Great, Hedwig of Saxony, Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, and Ibn Hibban. After him are Otto, Duke of Burgundy, and Joseph Bringas.

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