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Charles the Bold

1433 - 1477

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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

Among noblemen, Charles the Bold ranks 31 out of 842Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1433, Charles the Bold ranks 1After 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 1After him are John VIII, Count of Vendôme, Francesco del Cossa, and George Sphrantzes.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles the Bold ranks 164 out of 6,011Before 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).

Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Charles the Bold ranks 4Before 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).