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Gaspard II de Coligny

1519 - 1572

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Gaspard de Coligny, seigneur de Châtillon (French pronunciation: [ɡaspaʁ də kɔliɲi]; 16 February 1519 – 24 August 1572), was a French nobleman, Admiral of France, and Huguenot leader during the French Wars of Religion. He served under kings Francis I and Henry II during the Italian Wars, attaining great prominence both due to his military skill and his relationship with his uncle, the king's favourite Anne de Montmorency. During the reign of Francis II he converted to Protestantism, becoming a leading noble advocate for the Reformation during the early reign of Charles IX. With the outbreak of civil war in 1562, Coligny joined the Huguenots in their fight against the Crown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaspard II de Coligny has received more than 406,120 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Gaspard II de Coligny is the 1,441st most popular politician (down from 1,216th in 2019), the 519th most popular biography from France (down from 445th in 2019) and the 124th most popular French Politician.

Gaspard II de Coligny was a French nobleman who was a supporter of the Protestant Reformation. He was killed in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaspard II de Coligny ranks 1,441 out of 19,576. Before him are Peter I of Portugal, Alfonso V of Aragon, Eric Bloodaxe, Coloman, King of Hungary, Sergey Shoygu, and Edmund Ironside. After him are William McKinley, Marie Louise d’Orléans, Neoptolemus, Childebert I, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, and Quintillus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1519, Gaspard II de Coligny ranks 5. Before him are Catherine de' Medici, Henry II of France, Pope Innocent IX, and Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. After him are Francis, Duke of Guise, Theodore Beza, Isabella Jagiellon, Occhiali, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, and Andrea Cesalpino. Among people deceased in 1572, Gaspard II de Coligny ranks 7. Before him are Pope Pius V, Sigismund II Augustus, Bronzino, Jeanne d'Albret, Túpac Amaru, and Şah Sultan. After him are John Knox, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Isaac Luria, Longqing Emperor, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, and Miguel López de Legazpi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gaspard II de Coligny ranks 519 out of 6,770. Before him are Joseph de Maistre (1753), Gaston Bachelard (1884), Charles de Foucauld (1858), Louis Aragon (1897), André Maurois (1885), and Jacques Le Goff (1924). After him are Marie Louise d’Orléans (1662), Childebert I (497), Roger I of Sicily (1031), Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Auguste Escoffier (1847), and Victor Grignard (1871).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Gaspard II de Coligny ranks 124. Before him are Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928), William II of England (1056), Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550), Aristide Briand (1862), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), and Carloman I (751). After him are Marie Louise d’Orléans (1662), Childebert I (497), Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Avitus (395), Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), and Theuderic I (485).

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