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William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford

1020 - 1071

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William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, Lord of Breteuil (c. 1011 – 22 February 1071), was a relative and close counsellor of William the Conqueror and one of the great magnates of early Norman England. FitzOsbern was created Earl of Hereford in 1067, one of the first peerage titles in the English peerage. He is one of the very few proven companions of William the Conqueror known to have fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford is the 1,567th most popular military personnel (up from 1,719th in 2019), the 531st most popular biography from Belgium (up from 585th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Belgian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford ranks 1,567 out of 2,058. Before him are Johann von Werth, Werner Voss, Xue Yue, James M. Gavin, Erigyius, and Ronald Speirs. After him are Cleitus the White, Illus, Nikolai Ruzsky, Hans von Funck, Doris Miller, and Jean Decoux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1020, William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford ranks 17. Before him are Zhang Zai, Henry II, Count of Louvain, Adelaide of Susa, Otto of Nordheim, Kekaumenos, and Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria. After him are William of Poitiers, and Hallvard Vebjørnsson. Among people deceased in 1071, William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford ranks 6. Before him are Arnulf III, Count of Flanders, Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Domenico I Contarini, Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, and Ibn Zaydún. After him are Nuno Mendes, Eleanor of Normandy, and Edwin, Earl of Mercia.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford ranks 531 out of 1,190. Before him are Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1794), Johan Leysen (1950), Raoul Servais (1928), Benoît Poelvoorde (1964), Lorenzo Staelens (1964), and Joos van Craesbeeck (1605). After him are Henri Jaspar (1870), Pierre de Decker (1812), Jan Gruter (1560), Brian Molko (1972), Gonzales Coques (1614), and Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Belgium

Among military personnels born in Belgium, William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford ranks 9. Before him are Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559), Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1787), Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651), Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880), Nicholas, Count of Salm (1459), and Johann Peter Beaulieu (1725). After him are Gérard Leman (1851).

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