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Charles, Duke of Orléans

1394 - 1465

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Charles of Orléans (24 November 1394 – 5 January 1465) was Duke of Orléans from 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis I, Duke of Orléans. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles, Duke of Orléans has received more than 567,998 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Charles, Duke of Orléans is the 494th most popular writer (up from 517th in 2019), the 585th most popular biography from France (up from 591st in 2019) and the 87th most popular French Writer.

Charles, Duke of Orléans, was the son of King Charles VI of France and his wife, Isabeau of Bavaria. He was born in 1403 and died in 1465. He was most famous for being captured by the English during the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 and held prisoner for over a decade.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Charles, Duke of Orléans ranks 494 out of 5,755. Before him are Alfred de Musset, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Robert Burns, Kurt Vonnegut, Milena Jesenská, and Robert Walser. After him are Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, John le Carré, Nadine Gordimer, Beatrix Potter, Francesca da Rimini, and Jean Paul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1394, Charles, Duke of Orléans ranks 4. Before him are Johannes Gutenberg, Prince Henry the Navigator, and Ulugh Beg. After him are James I of Scotland, Philippa of England, Cymburgis of Masovia, Ikkyū, Ashikaga Yoshinori, and Antonio Beccadelli. Among people deceased in 1465, Charles, Duke of Orléans ranks 1. After him are Thomas Palaiologos, Louis, Duke of Savoy, Isabella of Bourbon, Joanot Martorell, and Isabella of Clermont.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles, Duke of Orléans ranks 585 out of 6,011. Before him are Alfred de Musset (1810), Pierre Richard (1934), René Lacoste (1904), Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769), Jacques Monod (1910), and Robert Bresson (1901). After him are Maurice Jarre (1924), Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712), Charles de Foucauld (1858), Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France (1290), Thomas Bangalter (1), and Pope Nicholas II (990).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Charles, Duke of Orléans ranks 87. Before him are René Guénon (1886), Jacques Hébert (1757), Boris Vian (1920), Jules Michelet (1798), Gaston Leroux (1868), and Alfred de Musset (1810). After him are Héloïse (1101), Henri Barbusse (1873), Gérard de Nerval (1808), Paul Claudel (1868), Camille Flammarion (1842), and Marie-Antoine Carême (1784).

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