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Francis I, Duke of Lorraine

1517 - 1545

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Francis I (French: François Ier de Lorraine) (23 August 1517 – 12 June 1545) was Duke of Lorraine from 1544–1545. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine has received more than 241,013 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Francis I, Duke of Lorraine is the 5,059th most popular politician (down from 3,853rd in 2019), the 1,540th most popular biography from France (down from 1,230th in 2019) and the 376th most popular French Politician.

Francis I, Duke of Lorraine was the first son of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Claude. He was born in Nancy, Lorraine, France. He was a prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Lorraine. Francis I was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1515 to 1519.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine ranks 5,059 out of 19,576Before him are Fa Ngum, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Omar Suleiman, Bernhardus Varenius, António Lobo Antunes, and Mehdi Bazargan. After him are Uija of Baekje, Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry, Caroline Kennedy, Prince Gong, Nicolae Timofti, and Salvius Julianus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1517, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine ranks 6Before him are Gotthard Kettler, Emperor Ōgimachi, Gioseffo Zarlino, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, and Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk. After him are Li Shizhen, Pierre Belon, Rembert Dodoens, Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort, Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and Jacques Pelletier du Mans. Among people deceased in 1545, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine ranks 10Before him are Injong of Joseon, Sher Shah Suri, Elizabeth of Austria, Albert of Brandenburg, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and Peter Faber. After him are Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, Nikola Jurišić, Pietro Lando, and John Taverner.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine ranks 1,540 out of 6,770Before him are Catherine de Bourbon (1559), Jacques I, Prince of Monaco (1689), Jean-Baptiste Carrier (1756), Étienne Marcel (1315), Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon (1754), and John of Matha (1150). After him are Lucien Petit-Breton (1882), Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry (1446), Arnaud Amalric (1160), Eugène Schueller (1881), Henri Murger (1822), and Eléonore Denuelle de La Plaigne (1787).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine ranks 376Before him are Louis de Bonald (1754), Raymond of Burgundy (1070), Charles, Duke of Mayenne (1554), Jacques I, Prince of Monaco (1689), Jean-Baptiste Carrier (1756), and Étienne Marcel (1315). After him are Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry (1446), Philip, Duke of Orléans (1336), Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1438), Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (1464), Georges Bidault (1899), and Édouard Herriot (1872).