NOBLEMAN

Claude, Duke of Guise

1496 - 1550

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Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Guise (20 October 1496 – 12 April 1550) was a French aristocrat and general. He became the first Duke of Guise in 1528. He was a highly effective general for the French crown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claude, Duke of Guise has received more than 341,549 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 26 in 2019). Claude, Duke of Guise is the 303rd most popular nobleman (down from 242nd in 2019), the 1,603rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,258th in 2019) and the 50th most popular French Nobleman.

Claude, Duke of Guise was a French nobleman and general. He was one of the most powerful Catholic leaders in France, and he is most famous for his role in the French Wars of Religion.

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  • 340k

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  • 59.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Claude, Duke of Guise ranks 303 out of 1,415. Before him are Agnes of Waiblingen, Philibert I, Duke of Savoy, Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Princess Sophie of Saxony, and Maria Beatrice of Savoy. After him are Theobald III, Count of Champagne, Emperor Shang of Tang, John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Rinaldo d'Este, Humbert III, Count of Savoy, and Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1496, Claude, Duke of Guise ranks 6. Before him are Hatice Sultan, Gustav I of Sweden, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Menno Simons, and Sebastiano Venier. After him are João de Barros, Johann Walter, Angelo Beolco, and Dawit II. Among people deceased in 1550, Claude, Duke of Guise ranks 5. Before him are Jang-geum, John of God, William IV, Duke of Bavaria, and Pieter Coecke van Aelst. After him are Andrea Alciato, Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Françoise d'Alençon, Tabinshwehti, Jón Arason, Gian Giorgio Trissino, and Pir Sultan Abdal.

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In France

Among people born in France, Claude, Duke of Guise ranks 1,603 out of 6,770. Before him are Philippa of Hainault (1314), Pierre Mendès France (1907), Patrick Dewaere (1947), André de Montbard (1103), Marcel Renault (1872), and Alphonse Borrelly (1842). After him are Joseph Gallieni (1849), Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy (1260), Theobald III, Count of Champagne (1179), André Charles Boulle (1642), Hugh of Cluny (1024), and Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Claude, Duke of Guise ranks 50. Before him are Stephen, Count of Blois (1045), Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia (1909), Fulk III, Count of Anjou (970), Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy (1360), Claude of France (1547), and Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (1465). After him are Theobald III, Count of Champagne (1179), Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (953), César, Duke of Vendôme (1594), Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers (1609), William III, Duke of Aquitaine (910), and Anne Geneviève de Bourbon (1619).

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