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Moctezuma II

1466 - 1520

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Moctezuma Xocoyotzin (c. 1466 – 29 June 1520), retroactively referred to in European sources as Moctezuma II, and often simply called Montezuma, was the ninth emperor of the Aztec Empire (also known as the Mexica Empire), reigning from 1502 or 1503 to 1520. Through his marriage with Queen Tlapalizquixochtzin of Ecatepec, one of his two wives, he was also the king consort of that altepetl. The first contact between the indigenous civilizations of Mesoamerica and Europeans took place during his reign. He was killed during the initial stages of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire when Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador, and his men seized the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Moctezuma II is the 843rd most popular politician (down from 666th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Mexico and the most popular Mexican Politician.

Moctezuma II is most famous for being the Aztec emperor who was overthrown by Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquistadors.

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Among politicians, Moctezuma II ranks 843 out of 19,576. Before him are Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Frederick V of the Palatinate, Charles IX of Sweden, Ferdinand I of Romania, Fredrik Bajer, and Clementine Churchill. After him are Herod Agrippa II, Sennacherib, Roh Moo-hyun, Hans Frank, Mohammed Zahir Shah, and Augustus III of Poland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1466, Moctezuma II ranks 2. Before him is Erasmus. After him are Elizabeth of York, Andrea Doria, Quentin Matsys, Alonso de Ojeda, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Giovanni Sforza, Şehzade Ahmet, Ottaviano Petrucci, Ashikaga Yoshitane, and Marino Sanuto the Younger. Among people deceased in 1520, Moctezuma II ranks 4. Before him are Raphael, Selim I, and Pedro Álvares Cabral. After him are Martin Waldseemüller, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Cuitláhuac, Sten Sture the Younger, Kunigunde of Austria, Agostino Chigi, Ravidas, and Ippolito d'Este.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Moctezuma II ranks 4 out of 729. Before him are Frida Kahlo (1907), Diego Rivera (1886), and Anthony Quinn (1915). After him are Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (1957), Emiliano Zapata (1879), Carlos Santana (1947), Carlos Slim (1940), Octavio Paz (1914), Pancho Villa (1878), Cuauhtémoc (1495), and Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mexico

Among politicians born in Mexico, Moctezuma II ranks 1. After him are Cuauhtémoc (1495), Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794), Porfirio Díaz (1830), Benito Juárez (1806), Claudia Sheinbaum (1962), Andrés Manuel López Obrador (1953), Agustín de Iturbide (1783), Francisco I. Madero (1873), La Malinche (1502), Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal (603), and Lázaro Cárdenas (1895).

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