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Elisabeth of France

1602 - 1644

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Elisabeth of France, also known as Isabel or Elisabeth of Bourbon (22 November 1602 – 6 October 1644) was Queen of Spain from 1621 to her death and Queen of Portugal from 1621 to 1640, as the first spouse of King Philip IV & III. She served as regent of Spain during the Catalan Revolt in 1640–42 and 1643–44. As the mother of the Queen of France Maria Theresa, wife of Louis XIV, she was the great-grandmother of the Duke of Anjou, who became king of Spain as Philip V. Through her daughter, Elisabeth is the progenitor of the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon, which still rules over Spain to this day, as all future kings of Spain after the War of Spanish Succession descend from her. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elisabeth of France is the 1,011th most popular politician (up from 1,235th in 2019), the 335th most popular biography from France (up from 446th in 2019) and the 84th most popular French Politician.

Elisabeth of France is most famous for being the wife of King Louis XIV. She was also the mother of King Louis XV.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Elisabeth of France ranks 1,011 out of 19,576. Before her are Sun Quan, Ivan III of Russia, Farah Pahlavi, Sebastian of Portugal, Michael of Russia, and William Longsword. After her are Maurice, Mary of Hungary, Édouard Daladier, Casimir III the Great, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, and Simeon I of Bulgaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1602, Elisabeth of France ranks 3. Before her are Cardinal Mazarin, and Otto von Guericke. After her are Athanasius Kircher, Francesco Cavalli, Philippe de Champaigne, Salomon van Ruysdael, Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Per Brahe the Younger, William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and Zhu Yujian. Among people deceased in 1644, Elisabeth of France ranks 2. Before her is Pope Urban VIII. After her are Jan Baptist van Helmont, Chongzhen Emperor, Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Cecilia Renata of Austria, Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Francisco Pacheco, Bernardo Strozzi, Agostino Tassi, Guru Hargobind, and Luis Vélez de Guevara.

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In France

Among people born in France, Elisabeth of France ranks 335 out of 6,770. Before her are Charlotte Corday (1768), John the Fearless (1371), John I of France (1316), Alphonse Daudet (1840), François de La Rochefoucauld (1613), and William Longsword (893). After her are Édouard Daladier (1884), Guillaume de Machaut (1300), Chlothar I (498), Salome Zourabichvili (1952), Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645), and Pope Stephen IX (1020).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Elisabeth of France ranks 84. Before her are Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682), Richard I of Normandy (933), Emmanuel Macron (1977), John the Fearless (1371), John I of France (1316), and William Longsword (893). After her are Édouard Daladier (1884), Chlothar I (498), Salome Zourabichvili (1952), Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786), Adolphe Thiers (1797), and Constantine II (316).

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