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Henry II of Navarre

1503 - 1555

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Henry II (Spanish: Enrique II; Basque: Henrike II; 18 April 1503 – 25 May 1555), nicknamed Sangüesino because he was born in Sangüesa, was the King of Navarre from 1517. The kingdom had been reduced to a small territory north of the Pyrenees mountains by the Spanish conquest of 1512. Henry succeeded his mother, Queen Catherine, upon her death. His father was her husband and co-ruler, King John III, who died in 1516. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry II of Navarre is the 1,874th most popular politician (down from 1,723rd in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Spain (up from 143rd in 2019) and the 41st most popular Spanish Politician.

Henry II of Navarre is most famous for his conversion to Catholicism and his marriage to Marguerite of Valois, daughter of Catherine de Medici.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry II of Navarre ranks 1,874 out of 19,576. Before him are Hiram I, Cyrus the Younger, Richard Cromwell, Mongkut, Baasha of Israel, and Lazar Kaganovich. After him are Marine Le Pen, Muawiya II, Nicolás Maduro, Briseis, Romanos III Argyros, and Letsie III of Lesotho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1503, Henry II of Navarre ranks 8. Before him are Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Bronzino, Isabella of Portugal, Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, Parmigianino, and Christian III of Denmark. After him are Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Robert Estienne, Gerolama Orsini, Bartolomé Carranza, and Thomas Wyatt. Among people deceased in 1555, Henry II of Navarre ranks 5. Before him are Joanna of Castile, Pope Julius III, Pope Marcellus II, and Georgius Agricola. After him are Kara Ahmed Pasha, Jacob Clemens non Papa, Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg, Pedro Mascarenhas, Gemma Frisius, Oronce Finé, and Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Henry II of Navarre ranks 139 out of 3,355. Before him are Paco de Lucía (1947), Ibn Hazm (994), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), Josep Borrell (1947), Catherine of Navarre (1470), and Princess Isabella of Parma (1741). After him are Diego de Almagro (1475), Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), Jacinto Benavente (1866), Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895), Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870), and Martial (40).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Henry II of Navarre ranks 41. Before him are Manuel Azaña (1880), Ferdinand III of Castile (1199), Peter of Castile (1334), Josep Borrell (1947), Catherine of Navarre (1470), and Princess Isabella of Parma (1741). After him are Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870), Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155), Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567), Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726), and Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713).

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