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Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes

1719 - 1787

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Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes (French pronunciation: [vɛʁ.ʒɛn]; 29 December 1719 – 13 February 1787) was a French statesman and diplomat. He served as Foreign Minister from 1774 to 1787 during the reign of Louis XVI, notably during the American War of Independence. Vergennes rose through the ranks of the diplomatic service during postings in Portugal and Germany before receiving the important post of Envoy to the Ottoman Empire in 1755. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes has received more than 202,818 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes is the 12,529th most popular politician, the 3,759th most popular biography from France and the 785th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ranks 12,529 out of 15,577Before him are Pagan of Bulgaria, Ashtavakra, Vazgen Manukyan, Giora Feidman, Luis Ángel González Macchi, and Boris Eikhenbaum. After him are Roger Sherman, Kornel Morawiecki, Robert R. Livingston, Raul Khajimba, Heo Mok, and Martha Jefferson Randolph.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1719, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ranks 15Before him are Gottfried Achenwall, Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda, Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, Pierre Poivre, and Christian Mayer. After him are Thomas Gage, Michel-Jean Sedaine, Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani, and Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim. Among people deceased in 1787, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ranks 16Before him are Pompeo Batoni, Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau, William Watson, Johann Karl August Musäus, Charles, Prince of Soubise, and Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe. After him is Thomas Gage.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ranks 3,759 out of 6,011Before him are Élisabeth Roudinesco (1944), Gérard Pirès (1942), Marcel Cachin (1869), Achille Richard (1794), Pierre Mac Orlan (1882), and Anémone (1950). After him are Pierre Pithou (1539), Alfred Perot (1863), Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863), Albert Capellani (1874), Émile Veinante (1907), and Jean-Augustin Barral (1819).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ranks 785Before him are Henri Callot (1875), Michèle Alliot-Marie (1946), Théodore Steeg (1868), Michel Maffesoli (1944), Robert, Count of Mortain (1031), and Marcel Cachin (1869). After him are Jules Méline (1838), Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard (1652), Luigi Pelloux (1839), Louis Bastien (1881), Louis Buffet (1818), and Daniel Morelon (1944).