1433 - 1477
Charles I (Charles Martin; German: Karl Martin; Dutch: Karel Maarten; 10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), nicknamed the Bold (German: der Kühne; Dutch: de Stoute; French: le Téméraire), was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. Charles's main objective was to be crowned king by turning the growing Burgundian State into a territorially continuous kingdom. He declared himself and his lands independent, bought Upper Alsace and conquered Zutphen, Guelders and Lorraine, uniting at last Burgundian northern and southern possessions. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles the Bold has received more than 1,518,621 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Charles the Bold is the 31st most popular nobleman (down from 29th in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from France (up from 183rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Nobleman.
Charles the Bold is most famous for his death at the Battle of Nancy in 1477.
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Among noblemen, Charles the Bold ranks 31 out of 842. Before him are Lucretia, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Ramesses I, Diana, Princess of Wales, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Edward VII. After him are Naruhito, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Marie de' Medici, Ramesses III, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and El Cid.
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 25
1895 - 1918
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 26
1300 BC - 1290 BC
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 27
1961 - 1997
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 28
1122 - 1204
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 29
1841 - 1910
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 30
1433 - 1477
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 31
1960 - Present
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 32
1923 - 2005
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 33
1575 - 1642
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 34
1217 BC - 1155 BC
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 35
1904 - 1918
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 36
1045 - 1099
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 37
Among people born in 1433, Charles the Bold ranks 1. After him are Marsilio Ficino, Stephen III of Moldavia, Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, Giovanni Giocondo, Mirkhvand, Nilus of Sora, Eleanor of Scotland, and Abdullah Mirza. Among people deceased in 1477, Charles the Bold ranks 1. After him are John VIII, Count of Vendôme, Francesco del Cossa, and George Sphrantzes.
1433 - 1477
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 1
1433 - 1499
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 2
1433 - 1504
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 3
1433 - 1470
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 4
1433 - 1515
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 5
1433 - 1498
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 6
1433 - 1508
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 7
1433 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 8
1433 - 1451
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 9
1433 - 1477
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 1
1428 - 1477
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 2
1436 - 1477
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 3
1401 - 1477
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 4
Among people born in France, Charles the Bold ranks 164 out of 6,011. Before him are Charles IX of France (1550), Charles Baudelaire (1821), Francis II of France (1544), Jacques Cartier (1491), Catherine Deneuve (1943), and Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122). After him are Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Henry II of England (1133), Louis Daguerre (1787), Pope Gregory XI (1370), Philip VI of France (1293), and Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683).
1550 - 1574
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 158
1821 - 1867
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 159
1544 - 1560
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 160
1491 - 1557
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 161
1943 - Present
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 162
1122 - 1204
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 163
1433 - 1477
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 164
1844 - 1879
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 165
1133 - 1189
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 166
1787 - 1851
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 167
1370 - 1378
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 168
1293 - 1350
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 169
1683 - 1764
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 170
Among noblemen born in France, Charles the Bold ranks 4. Before him are William the Conqueror (1028), Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), and Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122). After him are Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Pope Leo IX (1002), Margaret of Valois (1553), Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Robert Guiscard (1016), Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), and Charles, Count of Valois (1270).
1028 - 1087
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 1
1640 - 1701
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 2
1122 - 1204
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 3
1433 - 1477
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 4
1778 - 1851
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 5
1002 - 1054
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 6
1553 - 1615
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 7
1775 - 1844
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 8
1123 - 1187
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 9
1016 - 1085
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 10
1674 - 1723
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 11
1270 - 1325
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 12