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François Leclerc du Tremblay

1577 - 1638

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François Leclerc du Tremblay (4 November 1577 – 17 December 1638), also known as Père Joseph, was a French Capuchin friar, confidant and agent of Cardinal Richelieu. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Leclerc du Tremblay has received more than 181,484 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). François Leclerc du Tremblay is the 3,259th most popular politician (down from 3,089th in 2019), the 1,069th most popular biography from France (down from 1,041st in 2019) and the 255th most popular French Politician.

François Leclerc du Tremblay, also known as Père Joseph, was a French priest and confessor to Louis XIV. He is most famous for his role in the French Wars of Religion, where he led the Catholic League in a series of battles against the Huguenots.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, François Leclerc du Tremblay ranks 3,259 out of 15,577. Before him are Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Kocel, Zwentibold, Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, and Gustav, Prince of Vasa. After him are Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, Christian Rakovsky, Thesh, Abdullah II of Jordan, Oleksandr Turchynov, and Stjepan Radić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1577, François Leclerc du Tremblay ranks 5. Before him are Peter Paul Rubens, Christian IV of Denmark, Beatrice Cenci, and Nur Jahan. After him are Cristofano Allori, Paul Guldin, Dmitry Pozharsky, Scipione Borghese, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, and Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Among people deceased in 1638, François Leclerc du Tremblay ranks 4. Before him are Cornelius Jansen, John Harvard, and Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg. After him are Ivan Gundulić, Johannes Althusius, Adriaen Brouwer, Cyril Lucaris, Amakusa Shirō, Peter Minuit, Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy, and Willem Blaeu.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Leclerc du Tremblay ranks 1,069 out of 6,011. Before him are Louis-Jules Trochu (1815), Jean de Dunois (1402), Michèle Morgan (1920), Arnulf of Metz (582), Madame de La Fayette (1634), and Jacques Rivette (1928). After him are Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (1460), Lucile Randon (1904), La Hire (1390), Henry, Count of Portugal (1066), Georges Bernanos (1888), and Jean Casimir-Perier (1847).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, François Leclerc du Tremblay ranks 255. Before him are William X, Duke of Aquitaine (1099), Augustin Robespierre (1763), Wilfred the Hairy (840), John, Duke of Berry (1340), Louis-Jules Trochu (1815), and Jean de Dunois (1402). After him are Henry, Count of Portugal (1066), Jean Casimir-Perier (1847), Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166), Daniel Cohn-Bendit (1945), Agnes of Poitou (1025), and Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (1772).

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