POLITICIAN

Étienne Marcel

1315 - 1358

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Étienne Marcel (between 1302 and 1310 – 31 July 1358) was provost of the merchants of Paris under King John II of France, called John the Good (Jean le Bon). He distinguished himself in the defence of the small craftsmen and guildsmen who made up most of the city population. As a delegate of the Third Estate, he played an important role in the general assemblies held during the Hundred Years' War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Étienne Marcel has received more than 100,220 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Étienne Marcel is the 5,038th most popular politician (down from 4,453rd in 2019), the 1,537th most popular biography from France (down from 1,400th in 2019) and the 375th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Étienne Marcel ranks 5,038 out of 19,576Before him are Jacques I, Prince of Monaco, Wu Ding, Latinus, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Jean-Baptiste Carrier, and Rexhep Meidani. After him are Aristobulus I, Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona, Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Vytenis, Muhammad I of Khwarazm, and Princess Hélène of Orléans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1315, Étienne Marcel ranks 5Before him are Empress Gi, Bonne of Luxembourg, Orcagna, and Louis V, Duke of Bavaria. After him are James III of Majorca, Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond, Basil of Trebizond, Muhammad IV of Granada, Constanza Manuel, Chunghye of Goryeo, and Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1358, Étienne Marcel ranks 4Before him are Isabella of France, Albert II, Duke of Austria, and Ashikaga Takauji. After him are Guillaume Cale, Abu Inan Faris, Giovanni de' Marignolli, Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, and Isabel Bruce.

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In France

Among people born in France, Étienne Marcel ranks 1,537 out of 6,770Before him are Claude of France (1547), Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716), Albert Calmette (1863), Catherine de Bourbon (1559), Jacques I, Prince of Monaco (1689), and Jean-Baptiste Carrier (1756). After him are Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon (1754), John of Matha (1150), Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517), Lucien Petit-Breton (1882), Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry (1446), and Arnaud Amalric (1160).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Étienne Marcel ranks 375Before him are Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully (1560), Louis de Bonald (1754), Raymond of Burgundy (1070), Charles, Duke of Mayenne (1554), Jacques I, Prince of Monaco (1689), and Jean-Baptiste Carrier (1756). After him are Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517), Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry (1446), Philip, Duke of Orléans (1336), Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1438), Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (1464), and Georges Bidault (1899).