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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 as René I 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 487,984 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). René of Anjou is the 1,477th most popular politician (up from 1,495th in 2019), the 544th most popular biography from France (up from 564th in 2019) and the 132nd 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 1,477 out of 15,577. Before him are Charles II of Navarre, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Sultan Cem, Avitus, Gaston, Duke of Orléans, and Musaylimah. After him are Lü Buwei, Carus, Constantius III, Ehud Barak, Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and Mentuhotep II.

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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, Nicolas Jenson, Uhwudong, Antonio Vivarini, Tristão Vaz Teixeira, Basarab the Old, and Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern.

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In France

Among people born in France, René of Anjou ranks 544 out of 6,011. Before him are William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (1071), Joseph Black (1728), Charles II of Navarre (1332), Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636), Avitus (395), and Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608). After him are Carus (230), Niki de Saint Phalle (1930), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), René Laennec (1781), Johnny Hallyday (1943), and Maurice de Vlaminck (1876).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, René of Anjou ranks 132. Before him are Chilperic I (539), Caroline Bonaparte (1782), Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), Charles II of Navarre (1332), Avitus (395), and Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608). After him are Carus (230), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), Theuderic I (485), Childebert I (497), Charles-Henri Sanson (1739), and Alaric II (458).

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