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Charles IV, Duke of Alençon

1489 - 1525

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Charles IV (1489 – 11 April 1525), duke of Alençon, was a French prince of the blood (prince du sang), military commander, governor and courtier during the reigns of Louis XII and Francis I. Born into the House of Valois-Alençon, Charles (known by his title of Alençon) was a distant relation of the royal family, but one of the closest agnates. After the ascent of Francis I in 1515, he was the heir presumptive until the birth of the king's first son in 1518. He undertook his early military service in the later campaigns of Louis XII. He fought at the recapture of Genoa in 1507, and the decisive defeat of the Venetians at Agnadello in 1509. That year he was married to Marguerite, the sister of the future king Francis I. At the ascent of Francis in 1515, he saw combat as the commander of the rear-guard at the famous battle of Marignano at which the Swiss army was annihilated, restoring French control over Milan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles IV, Duke of Alençon is the 8,580th most popular politician (down from 8,191st in 2019), the 2,469th most popular biography from France (down from 2,435th in 2019) and the 581st most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon ranks 8,580 out of 19,576. Before him are Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria, Wai Ren, Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau, Wang Huning, Antonio Grimani, and Vitale Faliero. After him are Pippo Spano, Mahmud Hotak, Shawar, Ferruccio Parri, Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria, and Euthydemus I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1489, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon ranks 10. Before him are Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Thomas Cranmer, Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours, William Farel, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Antoine, Duke of Lorraine. After him are Gerónimo de Aguilar, Fernando d'Ávalos, François de Tournon, Francesco Venier, and Lorenzo Priuli. Among people deceased in 1525, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon ranks 11. Before him are Huayna Capac, Pietro Pomponazzi, Florian Geyer, Andrea della Robbia, Eleanor of Viseu, and Michael Sittow. After him are Fernando d'Ávalos, Davide Ghirlandaio, Franciabigio, Boccaccio Boccaccino, and Lambert Simnel.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon ranks 2,469 out of 6,770. Before him are Renée Simonot (1911), Richeza of Lotharingia (995), Charles II, Count of Alençon (1297), Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (1922), Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria (1374), and Christian Boltanski (1944). After him are Jules Jamin (1818), François Berléand (1952), Bernardus Silvestris (1085), Michel Leiris (1901), Louis Massignon (1883), and Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux (1753).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon ranks 581. Before him are Edgar Faure (1908), Thomas, Count of Flanders (1199), Maurice Rouvier (1842), Richeza of Lotharingia (995), Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (1922), and Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria (1374). After him are Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux (1753), Christian Metz (1931), Joseph Paul-Boncour (1873), Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700), Theobald I, Count of Blois (910), and Jacques Laffitte (1767).

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