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Charles, Duke of Vendôme

1489 - 1537

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Charles de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme (2 June 1489 – 25 March 1537) was a French soldier, governor, Prince du Sang and courtier during the reigns of Louis XII and François I. Charles (referred to by his title as Vendôme) was the son of François de Bourbon and Marie de Luxembourg. Beginning his military career in the Italian Wars of Louis XII, he saw service at the crushing French victory of Agnadello in 1509 and the capture of Genoa in 1507. With the death of the king in 1515, he continued his service under François. He was rewarded with the elevation of the comté (county) de Vendôme to the rank of duché (duchy), he was also made governor of the Île de France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles, Duke of Vendôme is the 2,498th most popular politician (down from 2,088th in 2019), the 798th most popular biography from France (down from 713th in 2019) and the 186th most popular French Politician.

Charles, Duke of Vendôme is most famous for being the illegitimate son of King Henry IV and Gabrielle d'Estrées. He was a military commander during the reign of his half-brother, King Louis XIII.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles, Duke of Vendôme ranks 2,498 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles Bolden, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Louis II of Anjou, Charles II of Navarre, François Grimaldi, and Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah. After him are Ahaziah of Judah, Alfonso VII of León and Castile, Robert R. Livingston, Martin of Aragon, Muršili II, and Heinrich Lübke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1489, Charles, Duke of Vendôme ranks 4. Before him are Antonio da Correggio, Thomas Müntzer, and Margaret Tudor. After him are Thomas Cranmer, Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours, William Farel, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon, Gerónimo de Aguilar, and Fernando d'Ávalos. Among people deceased in 1537, Charles, Duke of Vendôme ranks 4. Before him are Jane Seymour, Madeleine of Valois, and Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence. After him are Lorenzo di Credi, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Gerolamo Emiliani, Pedro de Mendoza, Jörg Breu the Elder, Lempira, and Thomas Murner.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles, Duke of Vendôme ranks 798 out of 6,770. Before him are Paul Broca (1824), Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490), Margaret of Provence (1221), Louis II of Anjou (1377), Charles II of Navarre (1332), and Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier (1758). After him are Eric Cantona (1966), Bernard Gui (1261), Isabella of Angoulême (1188), Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770), Jacques Audiard (1952), and Alexandre Cabanel (1823).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles, Duke of Vendôme ranks 186. Before him are Dagobert II (650), Mary of Guise (1515), Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848), Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490), Louis II of Anjou (1377), and Charles II of Navarre (1332). After him are Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704), François Ravaillac (1578), Isabella of Hainault (1170), Richard II, Duke of Normandy (963), Louis, Prince of Condé (1530), and Louise of Savoy (1476).

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