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Tancred, King of Sicily

1138 - 1194

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Tancred (Italian: Tancredi; 1138 – 20 February 1194) was King of Sicily from 1189 to 1194. He was born in Lecce, an illegitimate son of Roger III, Duke of Apulia (the eldest son of King Roger II) by his mistress Emma, a daughter of Achard II, Count of Lecce. He inherited the title "Count of Lecce" from his grandfather and is consequently often referred to as Tancred of Lecce. Due to his short stature and unhandsome visage, he was mocked by his critics as "The Monkey King". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tancred, King of Sicily is the 2,311th most popular politician (down from 2,227th in 2019), the 790th most popular biography from Italy (down from 783rd in 2019) and the 159th most popular Italian Politician.

Tancred, King of Sicily is most famous for the Battle of Durazzo in 1081.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tancred, King of Sicily ranks 2,311 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Amin, Simone Veil, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes, Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. After him are Hun Sen, Henry II of Castile, Birger Jarl, Abbas II of Egypt, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, and Charles-Henri Sanson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1138, Tancred, King of Sicily ranks 3. Before him are Saladin, and Maimonides. After him are Abu Yaqub Yusuf, Casimir II the Just, Hōjō Tokimasa, Giraut de Bornelh, and Conan IV, Duke of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1194, Tancred, King of Sicily ranks 2. Before him is Guy of Lusignan. After him are Leopold V, Duke of Austria, Sancho VI of Navarre, Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, Emperor Xiaozong of Song, Casimir II the Just, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, and Sviatoslav III of Kiev.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Tancred, King of Sicily ranks 790 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618), Giancarlo Giannini (1942), Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli (1397), Antonio del Pollaiolo (1429), Andrea Pisano (1290), and Francesco Hayez (1791). After him are Piero di Cosimo (1462), Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937), Poliziano (1454), Lentulus Batiatus (-200), Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia (1751), and Charles Ponzi (1882).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Tancred, King of Sicily ranks 159. Before him are Gianni Agnelli (1921), Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822), Faustina the Younger (125), Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759), Agathocles of Syracuse (-361), and Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (1860). After him are Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937), Lentulus Batiatus (-200), Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia (1751), Claudia Octavia (40), Athalaric (516), and Pompeia (-90).

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