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Gaston, Duke of Orléans

1608 - 1660

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Monsieur Gaston, Duke of Orléans (Gaston Jean Baptiste; 24 April 1608 – 2 February 1660), was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his second wife, Marie de' Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France. He later acquired the title Duke of Orléans, by which he was generally known during his adulthood. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaston, Duke of Orléans has received more than 563,647 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Gaston, Duke of Orléans is the 1,965th most popular politician (down from 1,471st in 2019), the 676th most popular biography from France (down from 543rd in 2019) and the 153rd most popular French Politician.

Gaston, duke of orléans is most famous for being the father of louis xiv, who was the king of france from 1643 to 1715.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaston, Duke of Orléans ranks 1,965 out of 19,576. Before him are Jean Jaurès, Anne Neville, Unas, Emperor Wen of Han, Quintus Sertorius, and Jarosław Kaczyński. After him are Hun Sen, Risto Ryti, Boris Johnson, Afonso VI of Portugal, Philipp Scheidemann, and Lothair II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1608, Gaston, Duke of Orléans ranks 4. Before him are Evangelista Torricelli, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, and John Milton. After him are Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Tukaram, Ivan Vyhovsky, George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, Jacob Adriaensz Backer, António Vieira, and Pieter Post. Among people deceased in 1660, Gaston, Duke of Orléans ranks 4. Before him are Diego Velázquez, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, and Vincent de Paul. After him are Judith Leyster, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Gevherhan Sultan, Pieter Claesz, William Oughtred, Francesco Albani, Ayşe Sultan, and Louise de Marillac.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gaston, Duke of Orléans ranks 676 out of 6,770. Before him are Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528), Roger Guillemin (1924), Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron (1799), Pope Stephen IX (1020), Jean Jaurès (1859), and Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698). After him are Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans (1676), Ninon de l'Enclos (1620), Paul Broca (1824), Paul Dukas (1865), Vincent Auriol (1884), and Louis Néel (1904).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Gaston, Duke of Orléans ranks 153. Before him are Ariovistus (-101), Simone Veil (1927), Nicolas Fouquet (1615), Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus (-90), Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528), and Jean Jaurès (1859). After him are Vincent Auriol (1884), Richard II, Duke of Normandy (963), Louise of Savoy (1476), Alexandre Millerand (1859), François Ravaillac (1578), and Jean Parisot de Valette (1494).

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