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Perkin Warbeck

1474 - 1499

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Perkin Warbeck (c. 1474 – 23 November 1499) was a pretender to the English throne claiming to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, who was the second son of Edward IV and one of the so-called "Princes in the Tower". Richard, were he alive, would have been the rightful claimant to the throne, assuming that his elder brother Edward V was dead and that he was legitimate—a point that had been previously contested by his uncle, King Richard III. Due to the uncertainty as to whether Richard had died (either of some natural cause or having been murdered in the Tower of London) or whether he had somehow survived, Warbeck's claim gained some support. Followers may have truly believed Warbeck was Richard or may have supported him simply because of their desire to overthrow the reigning king, Henry VII, and reclaim the throne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Perkin Warbeck is the 180th most popular extremist (down from 177th in 2019), the 468th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 446th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Perkin Warbeck ranks 180 out of 283. Before him are Ziad Jarrah, Stefano Delle Chiaie, Jonathan Wild, Viktor Bout, Joaquin Murrieta, and Ahmad Sa'adat. After him are Abu Ayyub al-Masri, Louis Farrakhan, Tsutomu Miyazaki, Dean Corll, Radislav Krstić, and Yigal Amir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1474, Perkin Warbeck ranks 12. Before him are Juan Diego, Mariotto Albertinelli, Tuman bay II, Frederick of Saxony, Anacaona, and Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden.  Among people deceased in 1499, Perkin Warbeck ranks 9. Before him are John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg, Stephen Zápolya, Paulo da Gama, Bartolomeo Vivarini, Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, and Ambrogio Contarini. After him are Leonardo III Tocco, and Laura Cereta.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Perkin Warbeck ranks 468 out of 1,190. Before him are Philippe de Monte (1521), Alfred Stevens (1823), Walthère Frère-Orban (1812), George Van Biesbroeck (1880), Hans Bol (1534), and Ingrid Daubechies (1954). After him are Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria (1938), Yolande Moreau (1953), Gustaaf Deloor (1913), Prince Baudouin of Belgium (1869), René Vandereycken (1953), and Jacob de Gheyn II (1565).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Belgium

Among extremists born in Belgium, Perkin Warbeck ranks 2. Before him are Marc Dutroux (1956).

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