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René II, Duke of Lorraine

1451 - 1508

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René II (2 May 1451 – 10 December 1508) was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria 1480–1493 and as King of Naples and Jerusalem 1493–1508. He succeeded his uncle John of Vaudémont as Count of Harcourt in 1473, exchanging it for the county of Aumale in 1495. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of René II, Duke of Lorraine has received more than 281,978 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). René II, Duke of Lorraine is the 3,981st most popular politician (down from 3,046th in 2019), the 1,237th most popular biography from France (down from 1,004th in 2019) and the 299th most popular French Politician.

René II, Duke of Lorraine is most famous for being the son of René I, Duke of Lorraine. He was also the father of René III, Duke of Lorraine.

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  • 61.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, René II, Duke of Lorraine ranks 3,981 out of 19,576. Before him are Xi Zhongxun, Matthew Kantakouzenos, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria, Tiberius Gemellus, and Habibullāh Kalakāni. After him are Kim Jae-gyu, Emperor Zhang of Han, Valdemar, King of Sweden, Al-Adil II, Emperor Ankō, and Ante Marković.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1451, René II, Duke of Lorraine ranks 5. Before him are Christopher Columbus, Isabella I of Castile, Muhammad Shaybani, and James III of Scotland. After him are Frederick of Naples, Kemal Reis, Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, Nicolás de Ovando, and Franchinus Gaffurius. Among people deceased in 1508, René II, Duke of Lorraine ranks 4. Before him are Ludovico Sforza, Beatrice of Naples, and Isaac Abarbanel. After him are Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, Conrad Celtes, Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Philip, Elector Palatine, Radu IV the Great, Nephon II of Constantinople, Nilus of Sora, and Lourenço de Almeida.

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In France

Among people born in France, René II, Duke of Lorraine ranks 1,237 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Péguy (1873), Jean-Jacques Sempé (1932), Pierre d'Ailly (1350), Cléo de Mérode (1875), Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (1160), and François Clouet (1510). After him are Alexandre de Rhodes (1591), Georges Auric (1899), Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767), Michel Fourniret (1942), Marie Anne de Mailly (1717), and Jean Giono (1895).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, René II, Duke of Lorraine ranks 299. Before him are Maurice Thorez (1900), Louis, Count of Évreux (1276), Isabella of Hainault (1170), Charles, Duke of Berry (1686), Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (1543), and Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (1160). After him are Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767), Marie Anne de Mailly (1717), Alain Poher (1909), Gérard Genette (1930), Robert Badinter (1928), and Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734).

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