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Francis III, Duke of Brittany

1518 - 1536

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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

Among politicians, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 2,845 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1518, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 4Before 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 8Before 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.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 938 out of 6,011Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 223Before 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).