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Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

1490 - 1527

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Charles III de Bourbon comte de Montpensier then duc de Bourbon (17 February 1490 – 6 May 1527) was a French military commander, governor, prince of the royal blood and rebel during the early Italian Wars. The son of Gilbert de Bourbon and Clara Gonzaga, he was born into a junior branch of the royal house of France. The early death of his father and elder brother meant that he became the comte de Montpensier (count of Montpensier) in 1501. He then secured a very advantageous marriage in 1505 to Suzanne de Bourbon, the heiress to the senior line of the house of Bourbon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles III, Duke of Bourbon is the 2,491st most popular politician (down from 2,083rd in 2019), the 793rd most popular biography from France (down from 712th in 2019) and the 183rd most popular French Politician.

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, was a French prince and military commander who fought for the French monarchy in the French Wars of Religion. He was the son of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy.

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Among politicians, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon ranks 2,491 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry, King of Portugal, Tokugawa Hidetada, Solomon, King of Hungary, Fuad Masum, Peter II of Portugal, and Weneg. After him are Charles Bolden, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Louis II of Anjou, Charles II of Navarre, François Grimaldi, and Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah.

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Among people born in 1490, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon ranks 4. Before him are Mimar Sinan, Albert, Duke of Prussia, and Adrian Willaert. After him are Vittoria Colonna, Huáscar, Olaus Magnus, Albert of Brandenburg, Florian Geyer, Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, and Properzia de' Rossi. Among people deceased in 1527, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon ranks 2. Before him is Niccolò Machiavelli. After him are Diego Columbus, Juan de Grijalva, Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, Rodrigo de Bastidas, Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Johann Froben, Felix Manz, and Catherine of York.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon ranks 793 out of 6,770. Before him are Hubert de Givenchy (1927), Mary of Guise (1515), Madame Roland (1754), Louis de Montfort (1673), Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848), and Paul Broca (1824). After him are Margaret of Provence (1221), Louis II of Anjou (1377), Charles II of Navarre (1332), Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier (1758), Charles, Duke of Vendôme (1489), and Eric Cantona (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon ranks 183. Before him are Dom Pérignon (1639), Armand Fallières (1841), Guntram (532), Dagobert II (650), Mary of Guise (1515), and Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848). After him are Louis II of Anjou (1377), Charles II of Navarre (1332), Charles, Duke of Vendôme (1489), Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704), François Ravaillac (1578), and Isabella of Hainault (1170).

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