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Charles, Count of Angoulême

1459 - 1496

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Charles of Orléans (1459 – 1 January 1496) (French: Charles d'Orléans) was the Count of Angoulême from 1467 until his death. He succeeded his father, John, and was initially under the regency of his mother, Margaret of Rohan, assisted by Jean I de La Rochefoucauld, one of his vassals. Charles commissioned the luxuriously illustrated Heures de Charles d'Angoulême. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles, Count of Angoulême is the 238th most popular nobleman (down from 209th in 2019). (down from 429th in 2019)

Charles, Count of Angoulême is most famous for being the father of Jeanne d'Albret. He was the son of Charles VII and Marie of Anjou.

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Among noblemen, Charles, Count of Angoulême ranks 238 out of 1,415. Before him are Thierry, Count of Flanders, Archduke John of Austria, Memnon of Rhodes, Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein, and Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland. After him are Henry, Duke of Cornwall, Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, Godfrey I, Count of Louvain, Eleonora Gonzaga, Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Userkare.

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Among people born in 1459, Charles, Count of Angoulême ranks 9. Before him are Muhammad XII of Granada, Martin Behaim, Sultan Cem, Jakob Fugger, Lorenzo di Credi, and John I Albert. After him are Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha, Cima da Conegliano, Conrad Celtes, Michael Sittow, Nicholas, Count of Salm, and Hadım Sinan Pasha. Among people deceased in 1496, Charles, Count of Angoulême ranks 4. Before him are Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Ferdinand II of Naples, and Sigismund, Archduke of Austria. After him are João Vaz Corte-Real, Charles II, Duke of Savoy, Qaitbay, Ercole de' Roberti, Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg, Piero del Pollaiolo, Gilbert, Count of Montpensier, and Henricus Martellus Germanus.

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