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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 513,287 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Gaston, Duke of Orléans is the 1,475th most popular politician (up from 1,522nd in 2019), the 543rd most popular biography from France (up from 574th in 2019) and the 131st 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 1,475 out of 15,577. Before him are Alcide De Gasperi, Isaac I Komnenos, Charles II of Navarre, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Sultan Cem, and Avitus. After him are Musaylimah, René of Anjou, Lü Buwei, Carus, Constantius III, and Ehud Barak.

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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 Tukaram, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, Ivan Vyhovsky, George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, Eudoxia Streshneva, António Vieira, and Pieter Post. Among people deceased in 1660, Gaston, Duke of Orléans ranks 4. Before him are Diego Velázquez, Vincent de Paul, and Charles X Gustav of Sweden. After him are Judith Leyster, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Pieter Claesz, Gevherhan Sultan, Francesco Albani, William Oughtred, Ayşe Sultan, and Paul Scarron.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gaston, Duke of Orléans ranks 543 out of 6,011. Before him are Rashi (1040), William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (1071), Joseph Black (1728), Charles II of Navarre (1332), Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636), and Avitus (395). After him are René of Anjou (1409), Carus (230), Niki de Saint Phalle (1930), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), René Laennec (1781), and Johnny Hallyday (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Gaston, Duke of Orléans ranks 131. Before him are Pauline Bonaparte (1780), Chilperic I (539), Caroline Bonaparte (1782), Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), Charles II of Navarre (1332), and Avitus (395). After him are René of Anjou (1409), Carus (230), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), Theuderic I (485), Childebert I (497), and Charles-Henri Sanson (1739).

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