NOBLEMAN
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
1844 - 1910
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
Ferdinand Philippe Marie d'Orléans, duc d'Alençon (12 July 1844 – 29 June 1910) was the son of Louis Charles Philippe Raphael d'Orléans, Duke of Nemours and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (a first cousin of the UK's Queen Victoria). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon has received more than 168,605 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon is the 508th most popular nobleman (down from 370th in 2019), the 2,174th most popular biography from France (down from 1,757th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular French Nobleman.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
56.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
6.98
Effective Languages (L*)
1.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon ranks 508 out of 1,415. Before him are Peter I, Count of Savoy, Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg, Dorothea of Bulgaria, Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine, Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. After him are Constance of Portugal, Dündar Ali Osman, Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona, Albert IV, Count of Habsburg, Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPeter I, Count of Savoy
1048 - 1078
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 502
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
1711 - 1785
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 503
Dorothea of Bulgaria
1355 - 1390
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 504
Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine
1428 - 1483
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 505
Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1688 - 1748
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 506
Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
1822 - 1869
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 507
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
1844 - 1910
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 508
Constance of Portugal
1290 - 1313
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 509
Dündar Ali Osman
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 510
Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona
1005 - 1035
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 511
Albert IV, Count of Habsburg
1188 - 1239
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 512
Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg
1588 - 1658
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 513
Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
1619 - 1680
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 514
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1844, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon ranks 40. Before him are Henry J. Heinz, Victorine Meurent, William Robert Brooks, Mihály Munkácsy, Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Édouard Branly. After him are Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Princess Françoise of Orléans, Minna Canth, Carl Hagenbeck, Vasily Polenov, and Eduard Strasburger. Among people deceased in 1910, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon ranks 44. Before him are Boutros Ghali, Andreas Achenbach, Charles Rolls, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Osman Hamdi Bey, and Reginald Doherty. After him are Maria Konopnicka, Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev, Mary Baker Eddy, Gustave Moynier, Wilhelm Raabe, and Hugo Erdmann.
Others Born in 1844
Go to all RankingsHenry J. Heinz
BUSINESSPERSON
1844 - 1919
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 34
Victorine Meurent
PAINTER
1844 - 1927
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 35
William Robert Brooks
ASTRONOMER
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 36
Mihály Munkácsy
PAINTER
1844 - 1900
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 37
Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 38
Édouard Branly
INVENTOR
1844 - 1940
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 39
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
NOBLEMAN
1844 - 1910
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 40
Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
NOBLEMAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 41
Princess Françoise of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1925
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 42
Minna Canth
WRITER
1844 - 1897
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 43
Carl Hagenbeck
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1913
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 44
Vasily Polenov
PAINTER
1844 - 1927
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 45
Eduard Strasburger
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1912
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 1910
Go to all RankingsBoutros Ghali
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1910
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 38
Andreas Achenbach
PAINTER
1815 - 1910
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 39
Charles Rolls
ENGINEER
1877 - 1910
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 40
Eliza Orzeszkowa
WRITER
1841 - 1910
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 41
Osman Hamdi Bey
PAINTER
1842 - 1910
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 42
Reginald Doherty
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1910
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 43
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
NOBLEMAN
1844 - 1910
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 44
Maria Konopnicka
WRITER
1842 - 1910
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 45
Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
CHEMIST
1841 - 1910
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 46
Mary Baker Eddy
WRITER
1821 - 1910
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 47
Gustave Moynier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1826 - 1910
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 48
Wilhelm Raabe
WRITER
1831 - 1910
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 49
Hugo Erdmann
CHEMIST
1862 - 1910
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 50
In France
Among people born in France, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon ranks 2,174 out of 6,770. Before him are André Claveau (1911), Alexandre Brongniart (1770), Leos Carax (1960), Édouard Branly (1844), Alexandre Astruc (1923), and Henri Gouraud (1867). After him are Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe (1747), Jean-Jacques Goldman (1951), Ghislaine Maxwell (1961), Pierre Messmer (1916), Guillaume Amontons (1663), and Jean-Féry Rebel (1666).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAndré Claveau
SINGER
1911 - 2003
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 2,168
Alexandre Brongniart
CHEMIST
1770 - 1847
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 2,169
Leos Carax
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 2,170
Édouard Branly
INVENTOR
1844 - 1940
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 2,171
Alexandre Astruc
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2016
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 2,172
Henri Gouraud
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1867 - 1946
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 2,173
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
NOBLEMAN
1844 - 1910
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 2,174
Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1768
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 2,175
Jean-Jacques Goldman
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 2,176
Ghislaine Maxwell
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 2,177
Pierre Messmer
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2007
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 2,178
Guillaume Amontons
INVENTOR
1663 - 1705
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 2,179
Jean-Féry Rebel
COMPOSER
1666 - 1747
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 2,180
Among NOBLEMEN In France
Among noblemen born in France, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon ranks 93. Before him 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). After him are Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans (1648), Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1955), Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (1487), Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne (1498), Boniface, Count of Savoy (1244), and Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti (1695).
François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort
1616 - 1669
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 87
Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
1637 - 1717
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 88
Charles, Prince of Soubise
1715 - 1787
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 89
Isabella, Countess of Vertus
1348 - 1372
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 90
Louis I, Count of Blois
1172 - 1205
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 91
Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine
1428 - 1483
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 92
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
1844 - 1910
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 93
Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans
1648 - 1664
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 94
Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 95
Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg
1487 - 1550
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 96
Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne
1498 - 1519
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 97
Boniface, Count of Savoy
1244 - 1263
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 98
Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti
1695 - 1727
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 99