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Margaret II, Countess of Flanders

1202 - 1280

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Margaret, often called Margaret of Constantinople (1202 – 10 February 1280), ruled as Countess of Flanders during 1244–1278 and Countess of Hainaut during 1244–1253 and 1257–1280. She was the younger daughter of Count Baldwin IX and Marie of Champagne. Called the Black (la Noire) due to her scandalous life, the children of both her marriages disputed the inheritance of her counties in the War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margaret II, Countess of Flanders is the 4,367th most popular politician (down from 3,591st in 2019), the 1,280th most popular biography from France (down from 1,119th in 2019) and the 307th most popular French Politician.

Margaret II, Countess of Flanders is most famous for being the last ruler of Flanders and the first ruler of the Duchy of Burgundy.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Margaret II, Countess of Flanders ranks 4,367 out of 19,576. Before her are Emperor Chūai, Kaykhusraw I, Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen, Cao Mao, Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg, and Othniel. After her are Louis II, Count of Flanders, Joaquim Chissano, Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, Charles, Grand Duke of Baden, Phraates V, and António Lobo Antunes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1202, Margaret II, Countess of Flanders ranks 1. After her are Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne, Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen, and Boniface II, Marquis of Montferrat. Among people deceased in 1280, Margaret II, Countess of Flanders ranks 5. Before her are Albertus Magnus, Pope Nicholas III, Magnus VI of Norway, and Orda Khan. After her are Al-Said Barakah, Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, Guan Hanqing, Yolande II, Countess of Nevers, John I de la Roche, and Jacopo Contarini.

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In France

Among people born in France, Margaret II, Countess of Flanders ranks 1,280 out of 6,770. Before her are René Arnoux (1948), Walter Sans Avoir (1050), Jane Frances de Chantal (1572), Augustin Robespierre (1763), Louis-Claude Daquin (1694), and André Antoine (1858). After her are François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg (1628), Alain Aspect (1947), Marie of France, Countess of Champagne (1145), Jean-Louis Barrault (1910), Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1695), and Charles Boyer (1899).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Margaret II, Countess of Flanders ranks 307. Before her are Margaret I, Countess of Flanders (1145), Jules Ferry (1832), Baldwin V, Count of Flanders (1012), Tancred of Hauteville (980), Walter Sans Avoir (1050), and Augustin Robespierre (1763). After her are Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1695), Louis, Duke of Guyenne (1397), André Maginot (1877), John III of Navarre (1477), Philip, Duke of Orléans (1336), and Maurice Thorez (1900).

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