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William Longsword

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William Longsword (French: Guillaume Longue-Épée, Old Norman: Williame de lon Espee, Latin: Willermus Longa Spata, Old Norse: Vilhjálmr Langaspjót; c. 893 – 17 December 942) was the second ruler of Normandy, from 927 until his assassination in 942. He is sometimes referred to as a "duke of Normandy", though the title duke (dux) did not come into common usage until the 11th century. Longsword was known at the time as count (Latin comes) of Rouen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Longsword is the 1,010th most popular politician (up from 2,135th in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from France (up from 734th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular French Politician.

William Longsword is most famous for the conquest of Normandy.

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Among politicians, William Longsword ranks 1,010 out of 19,576. Before him are John I of France, Sun Quan, Ivan III of Russia, Farah Pahlavi, Sebastian of Portugal, and Michael of Russia. After him are Elisabeth of France, Maurice, Mary of Hungary, Édouard Daladier, Casimir III the Great, and Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies.

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Among people born in 893, William Longsword ranks 1. After him are Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, Louis the Child, Al-Qa'im, and Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani. Among people deceased in 942, William Longsword ranks 1. After him are Pope Stephen VIII, Saadia Gaon, Odo of Cluny, Fulk I, Count of Anjou, Shi Jingtang, Pietro Participazio, and Agapius of Hierapolis.

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In France

Among people born in France, William Longsword ranks 334 out of 6,770. Before him are Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809), Charlotte Corday (1768), John the Fearless (1371), John I of France (1316), Alphonse Daudet (1840), and François de La Rochefoucauld (1613). After him are Elisabeth of France (1602), Édouard Daladier (1884), Guillaume de Machaut (1300), Chlothar I (498), Salome Zourabichvili (1952), and Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, William Longsword ranks 83. Before him are Robert II of France (972), Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682), Richard I of Normandy (933), Emmanuel Macron (1977), John the Fearless (1371), and John I of France (1316). After him are Elisabeth of France (1602), Édouard Daladier (1884), Chlothar I (498), Salome Zourabichvili (1952), Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786), and Adolphe Thiers (1797).

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