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Charles, Count of Valois

1270 - 1325

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Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), the fourth son of King Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon, was a member of the House of Capet and founder of the House of Valois, whose rule over France would start in 1328. Charles ruled several principalities. He held in appanage the counties of Valois, Alençon (1285), and Perche. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles, Count of Valois has received more than 488,321 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Charles, Count of Valois is the 62nd most popular nobleman (down from 60th in 2019), the 371st most popular biography from France (down from 342nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Nobleman.

Charles, Count of Valois, was the youngest son of King Philip III and Queen Jeanne. He was the grandson of King Louis IX. Charles was born in 1270 and died in 1325. Charles was most famous for being a member of the House of Capet and for being the King of France from 1322 to 1328.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Over the past year Charles, Count of Valois has had the most page views in the with 70,884 views, followed by French (53,071), and Russian (30,332). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Azerbaijani (479.49%), Slovenian (245.88%), and Simple English (78.63%)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Charles, Count of Valois ranks 62 out of 1,415. Before him are Empress Matilda, Henry IV of England, Herodias, Robert Guiscard, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Philip the Bold. After him are Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Olga of Kiev, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Philippe of Belgium, Jeanne d'Albret, and Edward the Black Prince.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1270, Charles, Count of Valois ranks 2. Before him is William Wallace. After him are Rudolf II, Duke of Austria, Haakon V of Norway, Namdev, Theodore Metochites, Isabella of Burgundy, Queen of Germany, Lancelotto Malocello, Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria, Juliana Falconieri, Cino da Pistoia, and Nicholas of Lyra. Among people deceased in 1325, Charles, Count of Valois ranks 1. After him are Amir Khusrow, Denis of Portugal, Yury of Moscow, Nizamuddin Auliya, Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, Ismail I of Granada, Chungseon of Goryeo, Stefan Vladislav II, and Eberhard I, Count of Württemberg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles, Count of Valois ranks 371 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Charrière (1906), Pope Nicholas II (990), Philip the Bold (1342), Jean Baudrillard (1929), Nicolas Appert (1749), and Alain Prost (1955). After him are Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), Theodor Eicke (1892), Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834), Ève Curie (1904), André Malraux (1901), and Marin Mersenne (1588).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Charles, Count of Valois ranks 13. Before him are Margaret of Valois (1553), Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), Pope Leo IX (1002), Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Robert Guiscard (1016), and Philip the Bold (1342). After him are Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), Jeanne d'Albret (1528), Roger I of Sicily (1031), Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (1464), Louise Élisabeth of France (1727), and Élisabeth of France (1764).

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