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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 200,235 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes is the 11,018th most popular politician (up from 12,486th in 2019), the 3,282nd most popular biography from France (up from 3,743rd in 2019) and the 731st most popular French Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes has had the most page views in the with 28,271 views, followed by French (14,738), and Italian (3,496). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (219.05%), Italian (71.79%), and Finnish (43.79%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ranks 11,018 out of 19,576. Before him are Kurigalzu II, Azlan Shah of Perak, Agnes of Austria, Chremonides, Marjorie Bruce, and Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah. After him are Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Abdelaziz Djerad, Lucius Cassius Longinus, Shavarsh Karapetyan, Blaže Koneski, and Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1719, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ranks 14. Before him are Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, Gottfried Achenwall, Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp, Christian Mayer, and Pierre Poivre. After him are Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, Thomas Gage, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda, Michel-Jean Sedaine, Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani, and Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim. Among people deceased in 1787, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ranks 15. Before him are Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Charles, Prince of Soubise, Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau, Johann Karl August Musäus, William Watson, and Ferdinando Galiani. After him are Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, François Francoeur, Thomas Gage, and Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ranks 3,282 out of 6,770. Before him are Léon Gaumont (1864), Georges Vacher de Lapouge (1854), René de Saussure (1868), Olivier Blanchard (1948), John II, Count of Nevers (1415), and Daniel-Rops (1901). After him are Étienne Carjat (1828), Charles Dullin (1885), Beatrice of England (1242), Victor Henri Rochefort, Marquis de Rochefort-Luçay (1831), Nicolas Mignard (1606), and Annabella (1907).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ranks 731. Before him are René de Froulay de Tessé (1648), Henri Queuille (1884), Gaston, Marquis de Galliffet (1831), Eustace I, Count of Boulogne (1010), Charles Floquet (1828), and Louis, Duke of Guyenne (1397). After him are Beatrice of England (1242), Victor Henri Rochefort, Marquis de Rochefort-Luçay (1831), Charles de Bonchamps (1760), Georges Mandel (1885), Édouard Philippe (1970), and Jean Joseph Mounier (1758).

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