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Francis, Duke of Anjou

1555 - 1584

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Monsieur François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (French: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis, Duke of Anjou is the 2,136th most popular politician (down from 1,943rd in 2019). (down from 187th in 2019)

Francis, Duke of Anjou is most famous for being the youngest son of King Henry III of France and Queen Margaret of Valois. He was also the brother of King Charles IX and King Henry IV.

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Among politicians, Francis, Duke of Anjou ranks 2,136 out of 19,576Before him are Đurađ Branković, Lon Nol, Jean Jaurès, Kubrat, Alexander, and Emeric Thököly. After him are Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, Alexios II Komnenos, Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Karl Hanke, Mohammed Nadir Shah, and Ivan Gašparovič.

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Among people born in 1555, Francis, Duke of Anjou ranks 1After him are Ludovico Carracci, Edward Kelley, Konishi Yukinaga, Naresuan, Cesare Ripa, Andreas Libavius, Johann Arndt, François de Malherbe, Louise de Coligny, Dong Qichang, and Giovanni Antonio Magini. Among people deceased in 1584, Francis, Duke of Anjou ranks 4Before him are Ivan the Terrible, William the Silent, and Charles Borromeo. After him are Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Yi I, Jan Kochanowski, Balthasar Gérard, Marcantonio Colonna, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, Mehmed II Giray, and Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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