1342 - 1404
Philip II the Bold (French: Philippe II le Hardi; Dutch: Filips de Stoute; 17 January 1342 – 27 April 1404) was Duke of Burgundy and jure uxoris Count of Flanders, Artois and Burgundy. He was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg.Philip II was the founder of the Burgundian branch of the House of Valois. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip the Bold has received more than 476,472 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Philip the Bold is the 71st most popular nobleman (down from 64th in 2019), the 388th most popular biography from France (down from 373rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular French Nobleman.
Philip the Bold was a Duke of Burgundy, and is most famous for his military exploits.
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Among noblemen, Philip the Bold ranks 71 out of 842. Before him are Herodias, Empress Matilda, Olga of Kiev, Afonso de Albuquerque, Princess Märtha of Sweden, and Albert II, Prince of Monaco. After him are Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Elisabeth Farnese, Maria Alexandrovna, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Dmitry Donskoy.
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 65
1102 - 1167
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 66
890 - 969
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 67
1453 - 1515
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 68
1901 - 1954
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 69
1958 - Present
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 70
1342 - 1404
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 71
1906 - 1947
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 72
1692 - 1766
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 73
1824 - 1880
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 74
1885 - 1969
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 75
1541 - 1587
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 76
1350 - 1389
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 77
Among people born in 1342, Philip the Bold ranks 2. Before him is Tokhtamysh. After him are Antipope Clement VII, Jeong Dojeon, Frederick the Simple, Catherine of Bohemia, Leo V, King of Armenia, Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür, Julian of Norwich, and Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque. Among people deceased in 1404, Philip the Bold ranks 2. Before him is Pope Boniface IX. After him are Albert IV, Duke of Austria, Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Eleanor of Arborea, and Caterina Visconti.
1342 - 1406
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 1
1342 - 1404
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 2
1342 - 1394
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 3
1342 - 1398
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 4
1342 - 1377
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 5
1342 - 1395
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 6
1342 - 1393
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 7
1342 - 1388
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 8
1342 - 1416
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 9
1342 - 1374
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 10
1350 - 1404
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 1
1342 - 1404
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 2
1377 - 1404
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 3
1336 - 1404
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 4
1340 - 1404
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 5
1360 - 1404
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 6
Among people born in France, Philip the Bold ranks 388 out of 6,011. Before him are Odilon Redon (1840), Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633), Dagobert I (611), Fernandel (1903), Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845), and Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645). After him are Robert Delaunay (1885), Louis-Nicolas Davout (1770), Ernest Renan (1823), Stephen, King of England (1095), Claude Bernard (1813), and Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725).
1840 - 1916
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 382
1633 - 1707
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 383
611 - 639
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 384
1903 - 1971
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 385
1845 - 1922
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 386
1645 - 1704
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 387
1342 - 1404
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 388
1885 - 1941
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 389
1770 - 1823
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 390
1823 - 1892
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 391
1095 - 1154
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 392
1813 - 1878
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 393
1725 - 1804
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 394
Among noblemen born in France, Philip the Bold ranks 14. Before him are Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Robert Guiscard (1016), Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), Charles, Count of Valois (1270), and Jeanne d'Albret (1528). After him are Lucien Bonaparte (1775), Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans (1676), William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (1071), Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (1383), Roger I of Sicily (1031), and Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1372).
1775 - 1844
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 8
1123 - 1187
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 9
1016 - 1085
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 10
1674 - 1723
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 11
1270 - 1325
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 12
1528 - 1572
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 13
1342 - 1404
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 14
1775 - 1840
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 15
1676 - 1744
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 16
1071 - 1127
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 17
1383 - 1451
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 18
1031 - 1101
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 19
1372 - 1407
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 20