POLITICIAN
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu
1766 - 1822
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu
Armand Emmanuel Sophie Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac (25 September 1766 – 17 May 1822), was a French statesman during the Bourbon Restoration. He was known by the courtesy title of Count of Chinon until 1788, then Duke of Fronsac until 1791, when he succeeded his father as Duke of Richelieu. As a royalist, during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, he served as a senior officer in the Imperial Russian Army, achieving the grade of major general. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu has received more than 138,453 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu is the 2,408th most popular politician (up from 2,519th in 2019), the 817th most popular biography from France (up from 841st in 2019) and the 183rd most popular French Politician.
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu was a French aristocrat, soldier, diplomat, and statesman. Richelieu is most famous for his role in the French Wars of Religion, in which he served as a military commander and as the chief minister of King Louis XIII.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
64.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
7.84
Effective Languages (L*)
2.03
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu ranks 2,408 out of 19,576. Before him are Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, Ellac, Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, Emperor Xuan of Han, Cleopatra IV of Egypt, and Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester. After him are Pepin I of Aquitaine, Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and Empress Wanrong.
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HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,402
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425 - 454
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,403
Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
1205 - 1253
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Emperor Xuan of Han
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Cleopatra IV of Egypt
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Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
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Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu
1766 - 1822
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2,408
Pepin I of Aquitaine
797 - 838
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2,409
Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria
1558 - 1618
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2,410
Gian Galeazzo Visconti
1351 - 1402
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2,411
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2,412
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1941 - 1989
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 2,413
Empress Wanrong
1906 - 1946
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 2,414
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1766, Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu ranks 6. Before him are John Dalton, Thomas Robert Malthus, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Germaine de Staël, and Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy. After him are Nikolay Karamzin, Johanna Schopenhauer, Charlotte, Princess Royal, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Franz Xaver Süssmayr, and Rodolphe Kreutzer. Among people deceased in 1822, Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu ranks 7. Before him are E. T. A. Hoffmann, William Herschel, Antonio Canova, Ali Pasha of Ioannina, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Claude Louis Berthollet. After him are Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen, Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, Giovanni Battista Venturi, Paolo Ruffini, René Just Haüy, and Valentin Haüy.
Others Born in 1766
Go to all RankingsJohn Dalton
CHEMIST
1766 - 1844
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 1
Thomas Robert Malthus
ECONOMIST
1766 - 1834
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 2
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1766 - 1858
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 3
Germaine de Staël
WRITER
1766 - 1817
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 4
Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1766 - 1847
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 5
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1822
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 6
Nikolay Karamzin
WRITER
1766 - 1826
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 7
Johanna Schopenhauer
WRITER
1766 - 1838
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 8
Charlotte, Princess Royal
COMPANION
1766 - 1828
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 9
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1840
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 10
Franz Xaver Süssmayr
COMPOSER
1766 - 1803
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 11
Rodolphe Kreutzer
COMPOSER
1766 - 1831
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1822
Go to all RankingsE. T. A. Hoffmann
WRITER
1776 - 1822
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 1
William Herschel
ASTRONOMER
1738 - 1822
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 2
Antonio Canova
SCULPTOR
1757 - 1822
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 3
Ali Pasha of Ioannina
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1822
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 4
Percy Bysshe Shelley
WRITER
1792 - 1822
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 5
Claude Louis Berthollet
CHEMIST
1748 - 1822
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 6
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1822
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 7
Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1822
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 8
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
MATHEMATICIAN
1749 - 1822
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 9
Giovanni Battista Venturi
PHYSICIST
1746 - 1822
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 10
Paolo Ruffini
MATHEMATICIAN
1765 - 1822
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 11
René Just Haüy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1743 - 1822
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 12
Valentin Haüy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1745 - 1822
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 13
In France
Among people born in France, Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu ranks 817 out of 6,770. Before him are Gabrielle d'Estrées (1573), Antoine Arnauld (1612), Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725), Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788), Jean Froissart (1337), and Robert Guérin (1876). After him are Gnaeus Julius Agricola (40), Princess Marie Bonaparte (1882), Robert of Molesme (1024), Didier Deschamps (1968), Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1725), and Isabella of Angoulême (1188).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsGabrielle d'Estrées
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1573 - 1599
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 811
Antoine Arnauld
PHILOSOPHER
1612 - 1694
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 812
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
PAINTER
1725 - 1805
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 813
Jean-Victor Poncelet
MATHEMATICIAN
1788 - 1867
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 814
Jean Froissart
WRITER
1337 - 1405
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 815
Robert Guérin
JOURNALIST
1876 - 1952
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 816
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1822
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 817
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
MILITARY PERSONNEL
40 - 93
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 818
Princess Marie Bonaparte
PSYCHOLOGIST
1882 - 1962
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 819
Robert of Molesme
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1024 - 1111
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 820
Didier Deschamps
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 821
Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1785
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 822
Isabella of Angoulême
COMPANION
1188 - 1246
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 823
Among POLITICIANS In France
Among politicians born in France, Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu ranks 183. Before him are Émile Loubet (1838), Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704), Jules Grévy (1807), Gaston Doumergue (1863), Léon Bourgeois (1851), and Inessa Armand (1874). After him are Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1725), Louis the Blind (880), Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166), Magnentius (303), Joscelin I, Count of Edessa (1072), and Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1339).
Émile Loubet
1838 - 1929
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 177
Maurice Quentin de La Tour
1704 - 1788
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 178
Jules Grévy
1807 - 1891
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 179
Gaston Doumergue
1863 - 1937
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 180
Léon Bourgeois
1851 - 1925
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 181
Inessa Armand
1874 - 1920
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 182
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu
1766 - 1822
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 183
Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
1725 - 1785
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 184
Louis the Blind
880 - 928
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 185
Henry II, Count of Champagne
1166 - 1197
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 186
Magnentius
303 - 353
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 187
Joscelin I, Count of Edessa
1072 - 1131
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 188
Louis I, Duke of Anjou
1339 - 1384
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 189