Marie de' Medici

About Marie de' Medici

Marie de' Medici (1575–1642) was a highly influential figure, primarily remembered as the Queen consort of France through her marriage to King Henry IV, and later as the powerful regent for her young son, Louis XIII. Her historical importance, reflected in her #882 HPI rank, stems from her critical role in French politics during a time of religious tension, including her patronage of the arts, which saw the rise of Baroque painting in France, and her later governance which stabilized the country after Henry IV's assassination.

In terms of modern internet attention, Marie de' Medici presents a clear attention gap. In 2025, she accrued approximately 299K Wikipedia views, resulting in an Attention Gap of roughly 1x, indicating her online visibility is proportional to her historical importance. This makes her case relatively balanced compared to others in the comparison pool. For context, William the Conqueror, ranked slightly lower at #934 importance, commanded three times her attention with 3.0M views, suggesting a more pronounced gap for the Norman king.

Her 2025 Momentum data shows a slight positive swing of +3% between Q1 and Q3 views, suggesting a minor, recent uptick in curiosity, though her year-over-year change remains flat at -0.5%.