NOBLEMAN

Madeleine of Valois

1520 - 1537

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Madeleine of Valois (10 August 1520 – 7 July 1537) was a French princess who briefly became Queen of Scotland in 1537 as the first wife of King James V. The marriage was arranged in accordance with the Treaty of Rouen, and they were married at Notre-Dame de Paris in January 1537, despite French reservations over her failing health. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Madeleine of Valois has received more than 501,776 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 30 in 2019). Madeleine of Valois is the 484th most popular nobleman (down from 295th in 2019), the 2,108th most popular biography from France (down from 1,444th in 2019) and the 86th most popular French Nobleman.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Madeleine of Valois ranks 484 out of 1,415. Before her are Charles II, Count of Alençon, Pontus De la Gardie, Ferdinand de la Cerda, Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia, Philip II, Count of Nevers, and John III, Duke of Brittany. After her are Robert, Prince of Taranto, Reginald I, Count of Burgundy, Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, and Laodice III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1520, Madeleine of Valois ranks 14. Before her are William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Matthias Flacius, Alessandro Farnese, Thoinot Arbeau, Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine, and Pontus De la Gardie. After her are Aben Humeya, Moses Isserles, Gaspar Becerra, Diego de Almagro II, Pedro Cieza de León, and Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski. Among people deceased in 1537, Madeleine of Valois ranks 8. Before her are Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Lorenzo di Credi, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Gerolamo Emiliani, and Pedro de Mendoza. After her are Jörg Breu the Elder, Lempira, and Thomas Murner.

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In France

Among people born in France, Madeleine of Valois ranks 2,108 out of 6,770. Before her are Jean Wahl (1888), Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (1960), John III, Duke of Brittany (1286), Carle Vernet (1758), Louis Réard (1897), and Henri Mouhot (1826). After her are Fabre d'Églantine (1750), Manitas de Plata (1921), John II, Duke of Lorraine (1425), Charles Friedel (1822), Théodore de Banville (1823), and Aimable Pélissier (1794).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Madeleine of Valois ranks 86. Before her are Marie Victoire de Noailles (1688), John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg (1582), Charles II, Count of Alençon (1297), Pontus De la Gardie (1520), Philip II, Count of Nevers (1389), and John III, Duke of Brittany (1286). After her are François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort (1616), Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1637), Charles, Prince of Soubise (1715), Isabella, Countess of Vertus (1348), Louis I, Count of Blois (1172), and Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine (1428).

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