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Anne de Montmorency

1493 - 1567

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Anne de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency (c. 1493 – 12 November 1567) was a French noble, governor, royal favourite and Constable of France during the mid to late Italian Wars and early French Wars of Religion. He served under five French kings (Louis XII, François I, Henri II, François II and Charles IX). He began his career in the latter Italian Wars of Louis XII, seeing service at Ravenna. When François, his childhood friend, ascended to the throne in 1515 he advanced as governor of the Bastille and Novara, then in 1522 was made a Marshal of France. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anne de Montmorency is the 255th most popular nobleman (down from 221st in 2019), the 1,212th most popular biography from France (down from 1,177th in 2019) and the 38th most popular French Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Anne de Montmorency ranks 255 out of 1,415. Before her are Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Louise Henriette de Bourbon, and Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. After her are Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, Clemence of Austria, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Gioffre Borgia, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia, and John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1493, Anne de Montmorency ranks 5. Before her are Paracelsus, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, Maximilian Sforza, and William IV, Duke of Bavaria. After her are Sten Sture the Younger, Tansen, Olaus Petri, Clarice de' Medici, Nicolaus Olahus, Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino, and George I, Duke of Pomerania. Among people deceased in 1567, Anne de Montmorency ranks 5. Before her are Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Jiajing Emperor, Myeongjong of Joseon, and Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. After her are Michael Stifel, Marin Držić, Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Girolamo Priuli, Juan Bautista de Toledo, Gómez Pereira, and Estácio de Sá.

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In France

Among people born in France, Anne de Montmorency ranks 1,212 out of 6,770. Before her are Georges Ernest Boulanger (1837), Guy, Count of Flanders (1226), Henry I of Navarre (1244), Tarrare (1772), Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754), and Armand Guillaumin (1841). After her are Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (1785), Alcide d'Orbigny (1802), Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy (1756), Albert Marquet (1875), Nicolas Chauvin (1790), and Jacques Clément (1567).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Anne de Montmorency ranks 38. Before her are Bertrada of Laon (720), Germaine of Foix (1488), Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans (1753), Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr (1764), Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789), and Louise Henriette de Bourbon (1726). After her are Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831), Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1955), Thomas, Count of Savoy (1178), Theobald III, Count of Champagne (1179), Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847), and Anthony, Duke of Brabant (1384).

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