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John, Duke of Berry

1340 - 1416

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John of Berry or John the Magnificent (French: Jean de Berry, Latin: Johannes de Bituria; 30 November 1340 – 15 June 1416) was Duke of Berry and Auvergne and Count of Poitiers and Montpensier. His brothers were King Charles V of France, Duke Louis I of Anjou and Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy. He was Regent of France from 1380 to 1388 during the minority of his nephew Charles VI. John is primarily remembered as a collector of the important illuminated manuscripts and other works of art commissioned by him, such as the Très Riches Heures. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John, Duke of Berry has received more than 326,941 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). John, Duke of Berry is the 2,138th most popular politician (up from 3,231st in 2019), the 735th most popular biography from France (up from 1,058th in 2019) and the 167th most popular French Politician.

John, Duke of Berry is most famous for being the youngest son of Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria. He was the brother of the king Louis XII of France.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John, Duke of Berry ranks 2,138 out of 19,576. Before him are Taichang Emperor, Charles Edward Stuart, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, William Longsword, Sanakht, and Stefan Dečanski. After him are Barkiyaruq, Ermanaric, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, King Zhou of Shang, Abd al-Rahman II, and Néstor Kirchner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1340, John, Duke of Berry ranks 4. Before him are John of Gaunt, Albert, King of Sweden, and Elizabeth of Bosnia. After him are Haakon VI of Norway, Claus Sluter, Theophanes the Greek, Hasdai Crescas, Peter II, Count of Alençon, Geert Groote, Eleanor of Arborea, and Nicholas Tavelic. Among people deceased in 1416, John, Duke of Berry ranks 3. Before him are Ferdinand I of Aragon, and Jerome of Prague. After him are Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić, Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Navarre, Anna of Cilli, Julian of Norwich, and Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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In France

Among people born in France, John, Duke of Berry ranks 735 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Nicolle (1866), Raymond Queneau (1903), Claude of France (1499), Peter Waldo (1140), François Fénelon (1651), and William Longsword (893). After him are Jeanne Hébuterne (1898), Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713), Bruno Latour (1947), Dom Pérignon (1639), Catherine Labouré (1806), and Maurice Béjart (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, John, Duke of Berry ranks 167. Before him are Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490), Charles, Duke of Vendôme (1489), Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754), Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736), François Darlan (1881), and William Longsword (893). After him are Dom Pérignon (1639), Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848), Eugène Edine Pottier (1816), Theobald I of Navarre (1201), Joan II of Navarre (1311), and Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279).

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