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Francis, Duke of Anjou

1555 - 1584

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Monsieur François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (French: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis, Duke of Anjou has received more than 1,435,948 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Francis, Duke of Anjou is the 1,943rd most popular politician (down from 1,818th in 2019).

Francis, Duke of Anjou is most famous for being the youngest son of King Henry III of France and Queen Margaret of Valois. He was also the brother of King Charles IX and King Henry IV.

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  • 70.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francis, Duke of Anjou ranks 1,943 out of 19,576. Before him are Jan Masaryk, Injong of Joseon, Ephialtes of Trachis, Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, and Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. After him are Emperor Ruizong of Tang, Tekuder, Mahmoud al-Zahar, Michael D. Higgins, Nicolas Fouquet, and Lapu-Lapu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1555, Francis, Duke of Anjou ranks 1. After him are Ludovico Carracci, Edward Kelley, Naresuan, Konishi Yukinaga, Andreas Libavius, François de Malherbe, Cesare Ripa, Dong Qichang, Johann Arndt, Louise de Coligny, and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon. Among people deceased in 1584, Francis, Duke of Anjou ranks 4. Before him are Ivan the Terrible, William the Silent, and Charles Borromeo. After him are Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Jan Kochanowski, Yi I, Balthasar Gérard, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, Marcantonio Colonna, Mehmed II Giray, and Pieter Pourbus.

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