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Charles III, Duke of Savoy

1486 - 1553

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Charles III of Savoy (10 October 1486 – 17 August 1553), often called Charles the Good, was Duke of Savoy from 1504 to 1553, although most of his lands were ruled by the French between 1536 and his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles III, Duke of Savoy has received more than 118,480 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Charles III, Duke of Savoy is the 2,673rd most popular politician (up from 2,791st in 2019), the 882nd most popular biography from France (up from 947th in 2019) and the 208th most popular French Politician.

Charles III, Duke of Savoy, was most famous for his role in the War of the Spanish Succession. He was the grandson of the King of Spain, and he was the grandson of the King of France. His father, Philip, was the King of Spain and his mother, Margaret, was the daughter of the King of France. Charles was also the Duke of Milan and the Duke of Mantua.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles III, Duke of Savoy ranks 2,673 out of 15,577Before him are Juscelino Kubitschek, Alfonso IX of León, Ottokar I of Bohemia, Henry the Young King, Fritigern, and Emperor Ming of Han. After him are Rayhana bint Zayd, Nebra, William Wilberforce, Odilo Globočnik, Violant of Hungary, and Óscar Arias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1486, Charles III, Duke of Savoy ranks 7Before him are Arthur, Prince of Wales, Andrea del Sarto, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Jacopo Sansovino, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and Sher Shah Suri. After him are Francysk Skaryna, Gerolamo Emiliani, Ahuitzotl, Johann Eck, Martin Agricola, and Domenico di Pace Beccafumi. Among people deceased in 1553, Charles III, Duke of Savoy ranks 8Before him are Edward VI of England, François Rabelais, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Şehzade Cihangir, Michael Servetus, and Pedro de Valdivia. After him are Girolamo Fracastoro, Maurice, Elector of Saxony, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Sinan Pasha, Lucrezia de' Medici, and Wolf Huber.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles III, Duke of Savoy ranks 882 out of 6,011Before him are Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant (1852), Joseph Babinski (1857), Henri Lefebvre (1901), Sidonius Apollinaris (430), Philippe de Vitry (1291), and François Joseph Lefebvre (1755). After him are Antoine Bourdelle (1861), Roger Guillemin (1924), Louis Vuitton (1821), Edmond de Goncourt (1822), Odo the Great (650), and Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles III, Duke of Savoy ranks 208Before him are Raymond of Poitiers (1115), Adelaide of Maurienne (1092), Léon Gambetta (1838), John I of Aragon (1350), Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant (1852), and Joseph Babinski (1857). After him are Odo the Great (650), Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438), Georges Couthon (1755), Louis Desaix (1768), Inessa Armand (1874), and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy (1143).