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Louis, Duke of Montpensier

1513 - 1582

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Louis III de Bourbon, Duc de Montpensier (10 June 1513 – 23 September 1582) was the second Duke of Montpensier, a French Prince of the Blood, military commander and governor. He began his military career during the Italian Wars, and in 1557 was captured after the disastrous battle of Saint-Quentin. When his liberty was restored, he found himself courted by the new regime as it sought to steady itself and isolate its opponents in the wake of the Conspiracy of Amboise. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis, Duke of Montpensier has received more than 75,811 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis, Duke of Montpensier is the 8,694th most popular politician (down from 7,066th in 2019), the 2,611th most popular biography from France (down from 2,111th in 2019) and the 611th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis, Duke of Montpensier ranks 8,694 out of 19,576. Before him are Aden Adde, Louis of Cyprus, Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Isabella of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon, Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, and Franz von Sickingen. After him are Porfirio Lobo Sosa, Rawhi Fattouh, Nana Sahib, Konstantin Jireček, Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Sa'dun Hammadi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1513, Louis, Duke of Montpensier ranks 4. Before him are Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg, and Jacques Amyot. After him are Pirro Ligorio, Michael Baius, John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin, and Daniele Barbaro. Among people deceased in 1582, Louis, Duke of Montpensier ranks 13. Before him are Takeda Katsuyori, Diego, Prince of Asturias, Mori Ranmaru, Oda Nobutada, Zhang Juzheng, and Charlotte of Bourbon. After him are Francisco de Toledo, Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine, and George Buchanan.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis, Duke of Montpensier ranks 2,611 out of 6,770. Before him are Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1658), Juliette Drouet (1806), Tony Garnier (1869), Bonne of Artois (1396), Charles Lavigerie (1825), and Yves Rocher (1930). After him are Claude Goudimel (1514), Sheila (1945), Dominique, comte de Cassini (1748), Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart (1801), Louise Henriette de Bourbon (1726), and Jacques-François Menou (1750).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis, Duke of Montpensier ranks 611. Before him are Philip of Milly (1120), Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon (1676), Louis Lachenal (1921), Margaret of Foix (1453), Juliette Drouet (1806), and Bonne of Artois (1396). After him are Jacques-François Menou (1750), Christian Metz (1931), Fulk II, Count of Anjou (920), Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti (1734), Paul Ramadier (1888), and Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco (1758).

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