MILITARY PERSONNEL

Arthur III, Duke of Brittany

1393 - 1458

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Arthur III (Breton: Arzhur), more commonly known as Arthur de Richemont (24 August 1393 – 26 December 1458), was briefly Duke of Brittany from 1457 until his death. He is noted primarily, however, for his role as a leading military commander during the Hundred Years' War. Although Richemont briefly sided with the English once, he otherwise remained firmly committed to the House of Valois. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arthur III, Duke of Brittany has received more than 158,825 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Arthur III, Duke of Brittany is the 458th most popular military personnel (up from 473rd in 2019), the 1,256th most popular biography from France (up from 1,315th in 2019) and the 47th most popular French Military Personnel.

Arthur III, Duke of Brittany, is most famous for being the father of King John II of France.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Arthur III, Duke of Brittany ranks 458 out of 2,058Before him are Viktor Lutze, George I Rákóczi, Xu Chu, Ante Gotovina, José Sanjurjo, and Jan Kubiš. After him are Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Elisabeth Volkenrath, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Max Hoffmann, and Lian Po.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1393, Arthur III, Duke of Brittany ranks 1After him are Anna of Moscow, Margaret of Nevers, Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves, Andrea Vendramin, and Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland. Among people deceased in 1458, Arthur III, Duke of Brittany ranks 3Before him are Pope Callixtus III, and Alfonso V of Aragon. After him are Lazar Branković, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Basarab II of Wallachia, John II of Cyprus, Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Fernão Lopes.

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In France

Among people born in France, Arthur III, Duke of Brittany ranks 1,256 out of 6,770Before him are Robert Badinter (1928), Anthony, Duke of Brabant (1384), Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734), Didier Pironi (1952), Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (1460), and Élisabeth Borne (1961). After him are Clément Ader (1841), Philipp Spener (1635), Charles Adolphe Wurtz (1817), Jules Chéret (1836), Guy, Count of Flanders (1226), and André Masson (1896).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Arthur III, Duke of Brittany ranks 47Before him are François Achille Bazaine (1811), Lazare Hoche (1768), Jean-Baptiste Jourdan (1762), La Hire (1390), Pierre Augereau (1757), and Guillaume Brune (1763). After him are Aegidius (450), Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761), Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (1476), François Joseph Lefebvre (1755), Pierre Cambronne (1770), and Jacques MacDonald (1765).