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Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
1583 - 1663
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
Nzinga Ana de Sousa Mbande (; c. 1583 – 17 December 1663) was a southwest African paramount ruler who ruled as a queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663) and Matamba (1631–1663), located in present-day northern Angola. Born into the ruling family of Ndongo, her grandfather Ngola Kilombo Kia Kasenda was the king of Ndongo, succeeded by her father. Njinga received military and political training as a child, and she demonstrated an aptitude for defusing political crises as an ambassador to the Portuguese Empire. In 1624, she assumed power over Ndongo after the death of her brother Mbandi. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba is the 4,316th most popular politician (down from 3,492nd in 2019). (down from 431st in 2019)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba ranks 4,316 out of 19,576. Before her are Cordell Hull, Michael Hainisch, Nicu Ceaușescu, Rodolphe Seeldrayers, Cyrus Vance, and Antonio Segni. After her are Tomislav of Croatia, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Lars Porsena, Istakhri, Philip I, Latin Emperor, and Sigvard Bernadotte.
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Cordell Hull
1871 - 1955
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 4,312
Michael Hainisch
1858 - 1940
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 4,313
Nicu Ceaușescu
1951 - 1996
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 4,314
Rodolphe Seeldrayers
1876 - 1955
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 4,315
Cyrus Vance
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HPI: 67.44
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Antonio Segni
1891 - 1972
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 4,317
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
1583 - 1663
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 4,318
Tomislav of Croatia
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 4,319
Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
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HPI: 67.43
Rank: 4,320
Lars Porsena
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HPI: 67.43
Rank: 4,321
Istakhri
850 - 957
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 4,322
Philip I, Latin Emperor
1243 - 1283
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 4,323
Sigvard Bernadotte
1907 - 2002
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 4,324
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1583, Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba ranks 6. Before her are Hugo Grotius, Albrecht von Wallenstein, Sasaki Kojirō, Girolamo Frescobaldi, and Axel Oxenstierna. After her are Pieter Lastman, Jacob De la Gardie, Orlando Gibbons, Christian II, Elector of Saxony, Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Hayashi Razan. Among people deceased in 1663, Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba ranks 4. Before her are Christine of France, Francesco Maria Grimaldi, and Joseph of Cupertino. After her are Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern, Giancarlo de' Medici, Heinrich Scheidemann, and Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
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Hugo Grotius
LAWYER
1583 - 1645
HPI: 80.80
Rank: 1
Albrecht von Wallenstein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1583 - 1634
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 2
Sasaki Kojirō
POLITICIAN
1583 - 1612
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 3
Girolamo Frescobaldi
COMPOSER
1583 - 1643
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 4
Axel Oxenstierna
POLITICIAN
1583 - 1654
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 5
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
POLITICIAN
1583 - 1663
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 6
Pieter Lastman
PAINTER
1583 - 1633
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 7
Jacob De la Gardie
POLITICIAN
1583 - 1652
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 8
Orlando Gibbons
COMPOSER
1583 - 1625
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 9
Christian II, Elector of Saxony
COMPANION
1583 - 1611
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 10
Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
POLITICIAN
1583 - 1625
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 11
Hayashi Razan
PHILOSOPHER
1583 - 1657
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 12
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Christine of France
POLITICIAN
1606 - 1663
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 1
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
PHYSICIST
1618 - 1663
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 2
Joseph of Cupertino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1603 - 1663
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 3
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
POLITICIAN
1583 - 1663
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 4
Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1635 - 1663
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 5
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1663
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 6
Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern
POLITICIAN
1625 - 1663
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 7
Giancarlo de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1611 - 1663
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 8
Heinrich Scheidemann
COMPOSER
1596 - 1663
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 9
Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
NOBLEMAN
1584 - 1663
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 10
