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Historical people

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Browse historical figures ranked by the number of books linked to them.

1635–1719

Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was the second wife of Louis XIV and an influential figure at the French court. Rising from a precarious background, she […]

1 book

1194–1250

Frederick II was king of Sicily, king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, ruling a far-reaching Mediterranean monarchy in the thirteenth century. A patron of law, […]

1 series · 1 book

1768–1839

Frederick VI was regent of Denmark from 1784 and king of Denmark and Norway from 1808 to 1814, continuing as king of Denmark until 1839. His […]

1 series · 1 book

Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, was the British general who commanded the invasion of Zululand in 1879. He divided his forces and was absent when the […]

1 series · 1 book

1730–1794

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was a Prussian officer who joined the American cause in 1778 and became inspector general of the Continental Army. At Valley Forge […]

1 series · 1 book

Fulvia

1 book

c. 83/77–40 BCE

Fulvia married three prominent popularis politicians, including Mark Antony, and became unusually visible in the conflicts following Julius Caesar’s assassination. She supported Antony’s interests in Italy, […]

1 series · 1 book

143 BCE–101 BCE

Gaius Servilius Glaucia was a Roman politician of the late Republic and ally of Lucius Appuleius Saturninus. His career belongs to the violent factional politics of […]

1 series · 1 book

died c. 3rd century BCE

Gaius Terentius Varro was one of the Roman consuls in 216 BC and shared command at the Battle of Cannae, where Hannibal destroyed a much larger […]

1 book