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Louis, Count of Vendôme

1376 - 1446

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Louis de Bourbon (Louis I, Count of Vendôme) (1376 – December 21, 1446), younger son of John I, Count of La Marche and Catherine de Vendôme, was a French prince du sang, as well as Count of Vendôme from 1393, and Count of Castres from 1425 until his death. Louis was a supporter of the duc d'Orléans, and obtained valuable posts at court, becoming Grand Chamberlain of France in 1408 and Grand Maître de France in 1413. As part of the Armagnac faction, he was at odds with the Burgundians, and was imprisoned by them twice, in 1407 and 1412. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis, Count of Vendôme has received more than 209,451 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Louis, Count of Vendôme is the 250th most popular nobleman (down from 237th in 2019), the 1,325th most popular biography from France (down from 1,217th in 2019) and the 40th most popular French Nobleman.

Louis, Count of Vendôme is most famous for his military career and for his role in the French Wars of Religion.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Louis, Count of Vendôme ranks 250 out of 1,415. Before him are Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Prince Joachim of Denmark, Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia, and Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal. After him are Robert II, Count of Artois, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Carlos, Duke of Madrid, and George, Duke of Saxony.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1376, Louis, Count of Vendôme ranks 1. After him are Sophia of Bavaria, and Yusuf III of Granada. Among people deceased in 1446, Louis, Count of Vendôme ranks 1. After him are Vittorino da Feltre, Antipope Clement VIII, Konrad Witz, Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais, Nuno Tristão, and Vakhtang IV of Georgia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis, Count of Vendôme ranks 1,325 out of 6,770. Before him are Anne Parillaud (1960), Émile Waldteufel (1837), Étienne François, duc de Choiseul (1719), Maine de Biran (1766), Carausius (300), and Constance of Arles (974). After him are Kylian Mbappé (1998), Joachim du Bellay (1522), Yves Tanguy (1900), William Farel (1489), Jean Gaston Darboux (1842), and Robert IV of Sablé (1150).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Louis, Count of Vendôme ranks 40. Before him are Thomas, Count of Savoy (1178), Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847), Anthony, Duke of Brabant (1384), Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831), Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans (1753), and Antoine, Duke of Montpensier (1824). After him are Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (1187), Adela of Normandy (1065), Henry I, Count of Champagne (1127), Stephen, Count of Blois (1045), Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia (1909), and Fulk III, Count of Anjou (970).

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