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Philip I of Castile

1478 - 1506

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Philip the Handsome (22 June/July 1478 – 25 September 1506), also called Philip the Fair, was ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy from 1482 to 1506, as well as the first Habsburg King of Castile (as Philip I) for a brief time in 1506. The son of Maximilian of Austria (later Holy Roman Emperor as Maximilian I) and Mary of Burgundy, Philip was not yet four years old when his mother died as a result of a riding accident, and upon her death, he inherited the Burgundian Netherlands. Despite his young age, Philip quickly proved himself an effective ruler beloved by his people in the Low Countries, pursuing policies that favored peace and economic development, while maintaining a steady course of the government building. In 1496, Philip's father arranged for him to marry Joanna, the second daughter of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip I of Castile is the 306th most popular politician (up from 402nd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 16th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Politician.

Philip I of Castile is most famous for his marriage to Queen Isabella of Portugal, which unified the kingdoms of Castile and Portugal.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip I of Castile ranks 306 out of 19,576. Before him are Rudolf Hess, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Güyük Khan, Constantine XI Palaiologos, Ali Khamenei, and Anwar Sadat. After him are Hu Jintao, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Alexander III of Russia, Park Chung-hee, Beatrix of the Netherlands, and François Mitterrand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1478, Philip I of Castile ranks 5. Before him are Pope Clement VII, Francisco Pizarro, Hayreddin Barbarossa, and Thomas More. After him are Giorgione, Baldassare Castiglione, Jan Gossaert, John, Prince of Asturias, Pánfilo de Narváez, Sancha of Aragon, and Barbara Jagiellon. Among people deceased in 1506, Philip I of Castile ranks 2. Before him is Christopher Columbus. After him are Andrea Mantegna, Yeonsangun of Joseon, Anne of Foix-Candale, Alexander Jagiellon, Sesshū Tōyō, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Alexander Agricola, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, Sancha of Aragon, and João I of Kongo.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Philip I of Castile ranks 9 out of 1,190. Before him are Audrey Hepburn (1929), Jan van Eyck (1395), Clovis I (466), Charles Martel (688), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), and Ursula von der Leyen (1958). After him are John of Gaunt (1340), Andreas Vesalius (1514), Anthony van Dyck (1599), Gerardus Mercator (1512), René Magritte (1898), and Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Philip I of Castile ranks 5. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), Pepin the Short (715), Clovis I (466), and Ursula von der Leyen (1958). After him are Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), and Baudouin of Belgium (1930).

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