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François Ravaillac

1578 - 1610

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François Ravaillac (French: [fʁɑ̃swa ʁavajak]; 1578 – 27 May 1610) was a French Catholic who assassinated King Henry IV of France in 1610. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Ravaillac has received more than 419,186 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). François Ravaillac is the 2,064th most popular politician (down from 1,847th in 2019), the 704th most popular biography from France (down from 649th in 2019) and the 158th most popular French Politician.

François Ravaillac was a French Catholic who assassinated King Henry IV of France in 1610.

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Over the past year François Ravaillac has had the most page views in the with 82,605 views, followed by English (50,304), and German (21,058). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Chinese (682.97%), Arabic (577.05%), and Esperanto (49.55%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, François Ravaillac ranks 2,064 out of 19,576Before him are Alexandre Millerand, Martin of Aragon, Al-Aziz Uthman, Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat, Alfonso II of Aragon, and Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. After him are Jotham of Judah, Kurt Daluege, Michael VI Bringas, Jean Parisot de Valette, Marie of Romania, and Hyejong of Goryeo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1578, François Ravaillac ranks 4Before him are Philip III of Spain, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, and William Harvey. After him are Francesco Albani, Adam Elsheimer, Fede Galizia, Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes, Agostino Tassi, Benedetto Castelli, and Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari. Among people deceased in 1610, François Ravaillac ranks 5Before him are Caravaggio, Henry IV of France, Matteo Ricci, and Ludolph van Ceulen. After him are Honda Tadakatsu, Adam Elsheimer, False Dmitry II, Catherine Vasa of Sweden, Anna of Sweden, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, and Hasegawa Tōhaku.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Ravaillac ranks 704 out of 6,770Before him are François Jacob (1920), Antoine-Jean Gros (1771), Pierre Loti (1850), Maurice Gamelin (1872), Pierre Bonnard (1867), and Alexandre Millerand (1859). After him are Jacques Maritain (1882), Jean Parisot de Valette (1494), Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729), Rudolph of France (890), Bertrand du Guesclin (1320), and David Guetta (1967).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, François Ravaillac ranks 158Before him are Jean Jaurès (1859), Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608), Vincent Auriol (1884), Richard II, Duke of Normandy (963), Louise of Savoy (1476), and Alexandre Millerand (1859). After him are Jean Parisot de Valette (1494), Rudolph of France (890), Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490), Charles, Duke of Vendôme (1489), Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754), and Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736).