1640 - 1701
Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701) was the younger son of King Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria, and the younger brother of King Louis XIV. He was the founder of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the ruling House of Bourbon. Styled Duke of Anjou from birth, Philippe became Duke of Orléans upon the death of his uncle Gaston in 1660. He was also granted the dukedoms of Valois, Chartres and Nemours. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans has received more than 4,972,388 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Philippe I, Duke of Orléans is the 24th most popular nobleman (down from 19th in 2019), the 147th most popular biography from France (down from 129th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Nobleman.
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, was a son of King Louis XIV and his wife, Maria Theresa of Spain. He was the younger brother of King Louis XV. He was the first member of the House of Bourbon to rule as King of France.
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Among noblemen, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans ranks 24 out of 842. Before him are Juan Carlos I of Spain, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Harold Harefoot, Anne of Austria, Şehzade Mehmed, and Rollo. After him are Lucretia, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Ramesses I, Diana, Princess of Wales, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Edward VII.
1938 - Present
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 18
1901 - 1918
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 19
1016 - 1040
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 20
1601 - 1666
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 21
1522 - 1543
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 22
846 - 930
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 23
1640 - 1701
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 24
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 25
1895 - 1918
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 26
1300 BC - 1290 BC
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 27
1961 - 1997
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 28
1122 - 1204
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 29
1841 - 1910
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 30
Among people born in 1640, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans ranks 2. Before him is Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Man in the Iron Mask, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, La Voisin, Pu Songling, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Gaspar Sanz, Aphra Behn, Philippe de La Hire, and Antoine Coysevox. Among people deceased in 1701, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans ranks 1. After him are James II of England, William Kidd, Madeleine de Scudéry, Louis I, Prince of Monaco, Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, Anne Hilarion de Tourville, and Stanislaus Papczyński.
1640 - 1705
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 1
1640 - 1701
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 2
1640 - 1703
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 3
1640 - 1707
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 4
1640 - 1673
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 5
1640 - 1680
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 6
1640 - 1715
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 7
1640 - 1700
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 8
1640 - 1710
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 9
1640 - 1689
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 10
1640 - 1718
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 11
1640 - 1720
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 12
1640 - 1701
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 1
1633 - 1701
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 2
1645 - 1701
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 3
1607 - 1701
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 4
1642 - 1701
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 5
1638 - 1701
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 6
1642 - 1701
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 7
1631 - 1701
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 8
Among people born in France, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans ranks 147 out of 6,011. Before him are Louis XI of France (1423), Georges Braque (1882), Pierre Bourdieu (1930), Joachim Murat (1767), François Mitterrand (1916), and Georges Seurat (1859). After him are Charles V of France (1338), Jean Bodin (1530), Christian Dior (1905), Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754), Évariste Galois (1811), and Pope Sylvester II (938).
1423 - 1483
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 141
1882 - 1963
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 142
1930 - 2002
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 143
1767 - 1815
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 144
1916 - 1996
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 145
1859 - 1891
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 146
1640 - 1701
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 147
1338 - 1380
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 148
1530 - 1596
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 149
1905 - 1957
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 150
1754 - 1838
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 151
1811 - 1832
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 152
938 - 1003
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 153
Among noblemen born in France, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans ranks 2. Before him are William the Conqueror (1028). After him are Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122), Charles the Bold (1433), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Pope Leo IX (1002), Margaret of Valois (1553), Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Robert Guiscard (1016), Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), and Charles, Count of Valois (1270).
1028 - 1087
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 1
1640 - 1701
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 2
1122 - 1204
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 3
1433 - 1477
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 4
1778 - 1851
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 5
1002 - 1054
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 6
1553 - 1615
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 7
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