1294 - 1345
John of Montfort (Middle Breton: Yann Moñforzh, French: Jean de Montfort) (1295 – 26 September 1345, Château d'Hennebont), sometimes known as John IV of Brittany, and 6th Earl of Richmond from 1341 to his death. He was the son of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany and his second wife, Yolande de Dreux. He contested the inheritance of the Duchy of Brittany by his niece, Joan of Penthièvre, which led to the War of the Breton Succession, which in turn evolved into being part of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Montfort has received more than 127,900 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). John of Montfort is the 705th most popular nobleman (down from 637th in 2019), the 2,811th most popular biography from France (down from 2,792nd in 2019) and the 114th most popular French Nobleman.
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Among noblemen, John of Montfort ranks 705 out of 842. Before him are John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, Infante Gonzalo of Spain, Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma, Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin, and John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach. After him are Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria, Ingeborg of Norway, Louis III, Duke of Bavaria, John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and Ageltrude.
1492 - 1557
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 699
1914 - 1934
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 700
1722 - 1775
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 701
1933 - 2020
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 702
1549 - 1602
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 703
1666 - 1729
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 704
1294 - 1345
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 705
1468 - 1524
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 706
1301 - 1361
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 707
1269 - 1296
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 708
1634 - 1686
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 709
1614 - 1680
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 710
850 - 923
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 711
Among people born in 1294, John of Montfort ranks 7. Before him are Charles IV of France, Kusunoki Masashige, John, Duke of Durazzo, Simonida, Chungsuk of Goryeo, and Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy. After him are Hugh IV of Cyprus and Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut. Among people deceased in 1345, John of Montfort ranks 6. Before him are Andrew, Duke of Calabria, Jacob van Artevelde, Sati Beg, William II, Count of Hainaut, and Constanza Manuel. After him are Sancia of Majorca, Alexios Apokaukos, Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, and Richard de Bury.
1294 - 1328
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 1
1294 - 1336
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 2
1294 - 1336
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 3
1294 - 1340
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 4
1294 - 1339
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 5
1294 - 1315
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 6
1294 - 1345
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 7
1294 - 1359
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 8
1294 - 1342
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 9
1327 - 1345
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1
1290 - 1345
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 2
1300 - 1345
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 3
1317 - 1345
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 4
1315 - 1345
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 5
1294 - 1345
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 6
1285 - 1345
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 7
1250 - 1345
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 8
1281 - 1345
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 9
1287 - 1345
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 10
Among people born in France, John of Montfort ranks 2,811 out of 6,011. Before him are Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1722), Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma (1933), Daniel Gélin (1921), Musidora (1889), Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille (1797), and Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro (1944). After him are Sylvain Maréchal (1750), René Mayer (1895), Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1658), Auguste Clésinger (1814), Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1845), and Annabella (1907).
1722 - 1775
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 2,805
1933 - 2020
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 2,806
1921 - 2002
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 2,807
1889 - 1957
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 2,808
1797 - 1869
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 2,809
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 2,810
1294 - 1345
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,811
1750 - 1803
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,812
1895 - 1972
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,813
1658 - 1730
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,814
1814 - 1883
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,815
1845 - 1907
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,816
1907 - 1996
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,817
Among noblemen born in France, John of Montfort ranks 114. Before him are Peter II, Duke of Brittany (1418), Princess Françoise of Orléans (1902), Odo I, Count of Blois (950), Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence (1114), Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1722), and Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma (1933). After him are Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark (1908), Eustace III, Count of Boulogne (1060), Princess Marguerite of Orléans (1846), William IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), Princess Marie of Battenberg (1852), and Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy (1018).
1418 - 1457
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 108
1902 - 1953
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 109
950 - 996
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 110
1114 - 1144
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 111
1722 - 1775
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 112
1933 - 2020
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 113
1294 - 1345
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 114
1908 - 1980
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 115
1060 - 1125
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 116
1846 - 1893
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 117
1045 - 1094
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 118
1852 - 1923
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 119
1018 - 1076
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 120