POLITICIAN

René of Anjou

1409 - 1480

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René of Anjou (Italian: Renato; Occitan: Rainièr; 16 January 1409 – 10 July 1480) was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1434 to 1480, who also reigned as King of Naples from 1435 to 1442 (then deposed). Having spent his last years in Aix-en-Provence, he is known in France as the Good King René (Occitan: Rei Rainièr lo Bòn; French: Le bon roi René). René was a member of the House of Valois-Anjou, a cadet branch of the French royal house, and the great-grandson of John II of France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of René of Anjou has received more than 507,496 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). René of Anjou is the 1,595th most popular politician (down from 1,473rd in 2019), the 567th most popular biography from France (down from 544th in 2019) and the 134th most popular French Politician.

René of Anjou is most famous for being the father of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, René of Anjou ranks 1,595 out of 19,576. Before him are Rutherford B. Hayes, Carol I of Romania, Shapur II, Hu Yaobang, Bernard Tapie, and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. After him are John Kerry, Elsa Einstein, Lazar Kaganovich, Baasha of Israel, Mentuhotep II, and David Duke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1409, René of Anjou ranks 2. Before him is Elizabeth of Luxembourg. After him are Charles VIII of Sweden, Thomas Palaiologos, Jean II, Duke of Alençon, Bernardo Rossellino, and Giovanni Mocenigo. Among people deceased in 1480, René of Anjou ranks 2. Before him is Jean Fouquet. After him are Jan Długosz, Justus van Gent, Janibek Khan, Antonio Vivarini, Uhwudong, Tristão Vaz Teixeira, Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg, Basarab the Old, Eleanor of Scotland, and Nicolas Jenson.

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In France

Among people born in France, René of Anjou ranks 567 out of 6,770. Before him are Claude Louis Berthollet (1748), Philippe Pinel (1745), Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (1464), Auguste de Marmont (1774), Bernard Tapie (1943), and Louise Élisabeth of France (1727). After him are Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769), Joseph Black (1728), Élisabeth of France (1764), Daniel Auber (1782), Alaric II (458), and Johnny Hallyday (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, René of Anjou ranks 134. Before him are Avitus (395), Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), Theuderic I (485), Lothair of France (941), Yolande de Polastron (1749), and Bernard Tapie (1943). After him are Alaric II (458), Paul Bocuse (1926), Francis, Duke of Guise (1519), Margaret of Anjou (1430), Lazare Carnot (1753), and Salome Zourabichvili (1952).

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