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Jacques Cathelineau

1759 - 1793

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Generalissimo Jacques Cathelineau (French pronunciation: [ʒak katlino]; 5 January 1759 – 14 July 1793) was a French Vendéan insurrectionist leader during the Revolution. He was known among his followers as the Saint of Anjou. He was a well known peddler in Anjou. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Cathelineau has received more than 156,293 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Cathelineau is the 6,869th most popular politician (down from 6,529th in 2019), the 2,024th most popular biography from France (down from 1,943rd in 2019) and the 491st most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jacques Cathelineau ranks 6,869 out of 19,576Before him are Wilhelm Ohnesorge, Radola Gajda, Laimdota Straujuma, Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies, Gaius Marius the Younger, and Hans-Gert Pöttering. After him are Nizamuddin Auliya, Ramon Muntaner, John IV, Duke of Brittany, Theodora of Trebizond, Theodore of Corsica, and Jeremy Corbyn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1759, Jacques Cathelineau ranks 17Before him are Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Maria Theresia von Paradis, Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, Friedrich August Wolf, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, and Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg. After him are Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, François Devienne, Johann Christian Reil, Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein, William Playfair, and William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville. Among people deceased in 1793, Jacques Cathelineau ranks 23Before him are Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière, Antoine Barnave, John Hunter, Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, and Fletcher Christian. After him are William Aiton, John Hancock, Pietro Nardini, Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau, and Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Cathelineau ranks 2,024 out of 6,770Before him are Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes (1578), Bertrand Barère (1755), Emmanuel Todd (1951), Joseph Joubert (1754), Jan Asselijn (1610), and Jean-Marie Loret (1918). After him are François Furet (1927), Maurice Duruflé (1902), Jean Girault (1924), Louise de Coligny (1555), André Tardieu (1876), and Jacques Thibaud (1880).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Jacques Cathelineau ranks 491Before him are Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre (1343), Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt (1773), Robert Surcouf (1773), Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans (1700), Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes (1578), and Bertrand Barère (1755). After him are André Tardieu (1876), Jacques Thibaud (1880), Peter II of Courtenay (1155), Roland Bonaparte (1858), Camille Chautemps (1885), and Michel Rocard (1930).