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Charles III, Duke of Lorraine

1543 - 1608

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Charles III (18 February 1543 – 14 May 1608), known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine has received more than 583,599 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Charles III, Duke of Lorraine is the 3,960th most popular politician (down from 3,518th in 2019), the 1,227th most popular biography from France (down from 1,142nd in 2019) and the 297th most popular French Politician.

Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, was a French nobleman and the first husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was the son of Charles II, Duke of Lorraine, and Claude of Valois.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine ranks 3,960 out of 19,576Before him are Senakhtenre Ahmose, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Bayan I, Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, and Charles, Duke of Berry. After him are Emperor Kenzō, Gelon, Antonia the Elder, Luigi Facta, Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Kim Il.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1543, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine ranks 4Before him are Domenico Fontana, 3rd Dalai Lama, and William Byrd. After him are Sharafkhan Bidlisi, Claudio Acquaviva, John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern, Christine of Hesse, Kanō Eitoku, Giovanni Bembo, Michele Ruggieri, and Giovanni de' Medici. Among people deceased in 1608, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine ranks 6Before him are John Dee, Giambologna, Seonjo of Joseon, Maria Anna of Bavaria, and Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg. After him are Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg, Andrew Avellino, Marie Eleonore of Cleves, Ğazı II Giray, Sigismund Rákóczi, and Bernardo Buontalenti.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine ranks 1,227 out of 6,770Before him are André Antoine (1858), Madeleine de Scudéry (1607), Philippe Troussier (1955), Jean Vigo (1905), Camille Jordan (1838), and Charles, Duke of Berry (1686). After him are Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847), Blanche Monnier (1849), Guillaume Brune (1763), Charles Péguy (1873), Jean-Jacques Sempé (1932), and Pierre d'Ailly (1350).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine ranks 297Before him are Henry, Count of Portugal (1066), Jean Bart (1650), Maurice Thorez (1900), Louis, Count of Évreux (1276), Isabella of Hainault (1170), and Charles, Duke of Berry (1686). After him are Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (1160), René II, Duke of Lorraine (1451), Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767), Marie Anne de Mailly (1717), Alain Poher (1909), and Gérard Genette (1930).