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Charles IV, Duke of Alençon

1489 - 1525

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Charles IV de Valois, duc d'Alençon (1489 – 11 April 1525) was a French prince du sang, military commander, governor and courtier during the reigns of Louis XII and François I (otherwise known as Francis I). Born into the house of Valois-Alençon, Charles (known by his title of Alençon) was a close relation of the royal family, and after the ascent of François I in 1515, he would become the 'second person of the kingdom', and would be the heir apparent until the birth of the king's first son in 1518. He undertook his early military service in the later campaigns of Louis XII. He fought at the recapture of Genoa in 1507, and the decisive defeat of the Venetians at Agnadello in 1509. That year he was married to Marguerite de Valois, the sister of François I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles IV, Duke of Alençon has received more than 68,838 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles IV, Duke of Alençon is the 8,192nd most popular politician (down from 6,460th in 2019), the 2,435th most popular biography from France (down from 1,920th in 2019) and the 562nd most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon ranks 8,192 out of 19,576. Before him are Konstantin Hierl, Ziaur Rahman, Ezzelino III da Romano, Kim Seong-su, Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, and Neferkauhor. After him are Karl Gützlaff, Pascal Couchepin, Maria of Trebizond, Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart, Teimuraz I of Kakheti, and Tirimüjgan Kadın.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1489, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon ranks 10. Before him are Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Thomas Cranmer, William Farel, Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours, Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, and Gerónimo de Aguilar. After him are Fernando d'Ávalos, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Francesco Venier, François de Tournon, and Lorenzo Priuli. Among people deceased in 1525, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon ranks 11. Before him are Huayna Capac, Andrea della Robbia, Pietro Pomponazzi, Florian Geyer, Eleanor of Viseu, and Michael Sittow. After him are Fernando d'Ávalos, Davide Ghirlandaio, Boccaccio Boccaccino, Franciabigio, and Lambert Simnel.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon ranks 2,435 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti (1695), Isaac the Blind (1160), Jean Fautrier (1898), Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (1711), Auguste Maquet (1813), and Jean Delannoy (1908). After him are René Mayer (1895), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (1989), Margaret of Bourbon (1438), Pierre Renoir (1885), Chilperic II of Burgundy (450), and Judoc (600).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon ranks 562. Before him are William I of Provence (950), Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti (1661), Matilda of Boulogne (1103), Pierre Pflimlin (1907), Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754), and René Pleven (1901). After him are René Mayer (1895), Margaret of Bourbon (1438), Chilperic II of Burgundy (450), Blanche of Artois (1248), Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours (1624), and Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284).

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