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William the Lion

1142 - 1214

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William the Lion (Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam an Leòmhann), sometimes styled William I (Uilleam MacEanraig; Medieval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric) and also known by the nickname Garbh, 'the Rough' (c. 1142 – 4 December 1214), reigned as King of Alba from 1165 to 1214. His almost 49-year-long reign was the longest for a Scottish monarch before the Union of the Crowns in 1603. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William the Lion is the 5,459th most popular politician (up from 5,787th in 2019), the 1,228th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,164th in 2019) and the 235th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William the Lion ranks 5,459 out of 19,576. Before him are Zhang Xueliang, Emperor Kōkō, Infanta Cristina of Spain, Emperor Junna, Gyula Gömbös, and Valdis Zatlers. After him are Hans Martin Sutermeister, Liu Xiang, Nikolay Bobrikov, Aguila Saleh Issa, Princess Milica of Serbia, and Momčilo Krajišnik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1142, William the Lion ranks 4. Before him are Yue Fei, Moinuddin Chishti, and Philip I, Count of Flanders. After him are Al-Mustadi, Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, Godfrey III, Count of Louvain, and Frederick, Duke of Bohemia. Among people deceased in 1214, William the Lion ranks 4. Before him are Alfonso VIII of Castile, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, and Qasar. After him are Michael IV of Constantinople, Rurik Rostislavich, Theobald I, Count of Bar, and Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William the Lion ranks 1,228 out of 8,785. Before him are Mick Jones (1955), Cosmo Duff-Gordon (1862), David C. H. Austin (1926), Inigo Jones (1573), Rosemary Harris (1927), and Thomas Willis (1621). After him are Frederick Griffith (1879), Adelard of Bath (1075), Billy Idol (1955), James Dunlop (1793), Prince Michael of Kent (1942), and Ian Curtis (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William the Lion ranks 235. Before him are Kenneth Clarke (1940), Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (1936), William Hague (1961), Reginald Johnston (1874), Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), and Cosmo Duff-Gordon (1862). After him are Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158), Louisa Adams (1775), John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718), Margaret Bondfield (1873), Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel (1557), and George Canning (1770).

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