1518 - 1536
Francis III (Breton: Frañsez; French: François; 28 February 1518 – 10 August 1536) was Dauphin of France and, after 1524, Duke of Brittany. Francis and his brother, Henry, were exchanged as hostages for their father, Francis I, who had been captured at the Battle of Pavia. They would be hostages for three years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis III, Duke of Brittany has received more than 566,725 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Francis III, Duke of Brittany is the 2,845th most popular politician (down from 2,676th in 2019), the 938th most popular biography from France (down from 913th in 2019) and the 223rd most popular French Politician.
Francis III, Duke of Brittany is most famous for his marriage to Margaret of Valois, the daughter of King Francis I of France.
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Among politicians, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 2,845 out of 15,577. Before him are Şehzade Mehmed, Dési Bouterse, Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Yeon Gaesomun, Kiro Gligorov, and Emperor Qinzong. After him are Perdiccas III of Macedon, Otto III, Duke of Bavaria, Zechariah of Israel, François Vatel, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, and Cao Zhi.
1605 - 1621
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 2,839
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 2,840
1562 - 1612
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 2,841
603 - 666
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 2,842
1917 - 2012
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 2,843
1100 - 1161
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 2,844
1518 - 1536
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 2,845
350 BC - 359 BC
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2,846
1261 - 1312
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2,847
800 BC - 752 BC
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2,848
1631 - 1671
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2,849
1875 - 1960
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2,850
192 - 232
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2,851
Among people born in 1518, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 4. Before him are Tintoretto, Antoine of Navarre, and Lope de Aguirre. After him is Hieronymus Cock. Among people deceased in 1536, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 8. Before him are Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, William Tyndale, Germaine of Foix, and Baldassare Peruzzi. After him are Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Garcilaso de la Vega, Cecilia Gallerani, John of Leiden, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, and Gil Vicente.
1518 - 1594
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 1
1518 - 1562
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 2
1518 - 1561
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 3
1518 - 1536
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 4
1518 - 1570
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 5
1501 - 1536
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 2
1485 - 1536
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 3
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 4
1494 - 1536
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 5
1488 - 1536
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 6
1481 - 1536
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 7
1518 - 1536
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 8
1519 - 1536
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 9
1501 - 1536
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 10
1473 - 1536
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 11
1509 - 1536
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 12
1504 - 1536
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 13
1465 - 1536
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 14
Among people born in France, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 938 out of 6,011. Before him are Jean Dausset (1916), Max Jacob (1876), Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (1162), Geoffrey of Villehardouin (1150), Thierry Henry (1977), and Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626). After him are Antoine Meillet (1866), Henri Lebesgue (1875), Carolus Clusius (1525), Leonard of Noblac (496), Gaston Maspero (1846), and Louis II of Anjou (1377).
1916 - 2009
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 932
1876 - 1944
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 933
1162 - 1214
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 934
1150 - 1210
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 935
1977 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 936
1626 - 1696
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 937
1518 - 1536
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 938
1866 - 1936
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 939
1875 - 1941
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 940
1525 - 1609
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 941
496 - 545
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 942
1846 - 1916
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 943
1377 - 1417
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 944
Among politicians born in France, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 223. Before him are Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480), Joan II, Countess of Burgundy (1292), Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704), Henry I of Navarre (1244), Cardinal de Rohan (1734), and Christine of France (1606). After him are Louis II of Anjou (1377), Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818), Francis, Count of Vendôme (1470), Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (1654), Louise of Lorraine (1553), and Henri, Prince of Condé (1552).
1480 - 1504
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 217
1292 - 1330
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 218
1704 - 1788
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 219
1244 - 1274
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 220
1734 - 1803
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 221
1606 - 1663
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 222
1518 - 1536
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 223
1377 - 1417
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 224
1818 - 1889
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 225
1470 - 1495
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 226
1654 - 1712
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 227
1553 - 1601
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 228
1552 - 1588
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 229