POLITICIAN

Charles VII of France

1403 - 1461

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Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious (French: le Victorieux) or the Well-Served (le Bien-Servi), was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461. His reign saw the end of the Hundred Years' War and a de facto end of the English claims to the French throne. During the Hundred Years' War, Charles VII inherited the throne of France under desperate circumstances. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles VII of France has received more than 2,921,737 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Charles VII of France is the 278th most popular politician (down from 259th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from France (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular French Politician.

Charles VII of France is most famous for his victory over the English at the Battle of Patay.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles VII of France ranks 278 out of 19,576Before him are Numa Pompilius, Elagabalus, Brutus the Younger, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, and Leopold III of Belgium. After him are Alexander II of Russia, Charles VIII of France, B. R. Ambedkar, Charles the Bald, Edward Heath, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1403, Charles VII of France ranks 1After him are Basilios Bessarion, John IV of Trebizond, Louis III of Anjou, Ali Qushji, Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile, Giovanni di Paolo, Fernando I, Duke of Braganza, and Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1461, Charles VII of France ranks 1After him are Domenico Veneziano, Georg von Peuerbach, Charles, Prince of Viana, Afonso I, Duke of Braganza, Thomas of Bosnia, Sayf ad-Din Inal, and Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles VII of France ranks 116 out of 6,770Before him are Charles Aznavour (1924), Maurice Ravel (1875), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), Jean de La Fontaine (1621), Hector Berlioz (1803), and Marie Thérèse of France (1778). After him are Sully Prudhomme (1839), Charles VIII of France (1470), Roman Polanski (1933), Anatole France (1844), Jean Cocteau (1889), and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles VII of France ranks 31Before him are François Mitterrand (1916), Philip II of France (1165), Philip V of Spain (1683), Henry II of France (1519), Georges Danton (1759), and Philippe Pétain (1856). After him are Charles VIII of France (1470), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Hugh Capet (940), Charles VI of France (1368), Louis XII of France (1462), and Charles V of France (1338).