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Charles, Count of Valois

1270 - 1325

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Charles, Count of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), was a member of the House of Capet and founder of the House of Valois, which ruled over France from 1328. He was the fourth son of King Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. Charles ruled several principalities. He held in appanage the counties of Valois, Alençon (1285), and Perche. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles, Count of Valois is the 87th most popular nobleman (down from 62nd in 2019), the 407th most popular biography from France (down from 371st in 2019) and the 15th most popular French Nobleman.

Charles, Count of Valois, was the youngest son of King Philip III and Queen Jeanne. He was the grandson of King Louis IX. Charles was born in 1270 and died in 1325. Charles was most famous for being a member of the House of Capet and for being the King of France from 1322 to 1328.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Charles, Count of Valois ranks 87 out of 1,415. Before him are Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Jeanne d'Albret, Robert Guiscard, Albert, Duke of Prussia, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Duchess Helene in Bavaria. After him are Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, Afonso de Albuquerque, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Herodias, Joanna I of Naples, and Olga of Kiev.

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Among people born in 1270, Charles, Count of Valois ranks 2. Before him is William Wallace. After him are Haakon V of Norway, Rudolf II, Duke of Austria, Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria, Namdev, Theodore Metochites, Isabella of Burgundy, Queen of Germany, Lancelotto Malocello, Thoros III, King of Armenia, Cino da Pistoia, and Juliana Falconieri. Among people deceased in 1325, Charles, Count of Valois ranks 2. Before him is Amir Khusrow. After him are Denis of Portugal, Yury of Moscow, Chungseon of Goryeo, Ismail I of Granada, Nizamuddin Auliya, Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, Eberhard I, Count of Württemberg, and Stefan Vladislav II.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles, Count of Valois ranks 407 out of 6,770. Before him are Gustave Moreau (1826), Jules Rimet (1873), Albert Fert (1938), Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834), Julien Offray de La Mettrie (1709), and Jean-Pierre Sauvage (1944). After him are Patrice de MacMahon (1808), Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635), Jean Dubuffet (1901), Paul Valéry (1871), Paul Sabatier (1854), and Jean-Paul Gaultier (1952).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Charles, Count of Valois ranks 15. Before him are Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), Philip the Bold (1342), Jeanne d'Albret (1528), and Robert Guiscard (1016). After him are Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), Roger I of Sicily (1031), Louise Élisabeth of France (1727), Élisabeth of France (1764), Claude of France (1547), and Stephen, Count of Blois (1045).

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