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Francis III, Duke of Brittany

1518 - 1536

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Francis III (Breton: Frañsez; French: François; 28 February 1518 – 10 August 1536) was Dauphin of France and, after 1524, Duke of Brittany. Francis and his brother, Henry, were exchanged as hostages for their father, Francis I, who had been captured at the Battle of Pavia. They would be hostages for three years. Made duke of Brittany in 1532, this precipitated Brittany's integration with the Kingdom of France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis III, Duke of Brittany is the 4,222nd most popular politician (down from 3,893rd in 2019), the 1,250th most popular biography from France (down from 1,203rd in 2019) and the 297th most popular French Politician.

Francis III, Duke of Brittany is most famous for his marriage to Margaret of Valois, the daughter of King Francis I of France.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 4,222 out of 19,576. Before him are Pir Muhammad, Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, Godigisel, Milan Milutinović, Francis IV, Duke of Modena, and Asif Ali Zardari. After him are Plutarco Elías Calles, Chen Shou, Borut Pahor, Barquq, Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, and Sumu-la-El.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1518, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 3. Before him are Tintoretto, and Antoine of Navarre. After him are Lope de Aguirre, Hieronymus Cock, and Sidonie of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1536, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 9. Before him are Catherine of Aragon, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Baldassare Peruzzi, and Germaine of Foix. After him are John of Leiden, William Tyndale, Garcilaso de la Vega, Cecilia Gallerani, Gil Vicente, and Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 1,250 out of 6,770. Before him are Michel Tournier (1924), Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831), Emmanuel Chabrier (1841), Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741), Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1955), and Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (1334). After him are Odo of Bayeux (1036), Samy Naceri (1961), Charles Trenet (1913), Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (1460), Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (1435), and Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Francis III, Duke of Brittany ranks 297. Before him are Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (1156), Pepin II of Aquitaine (823), Honoré III, Prince of Monaco (1720), Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895), Jean de Dunois (1402), and Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (1334). After him are Odo of Bayeux (1036), Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (1930), Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1655), Margaret I, Countess of Flanders (1145), Jules Ferry (1832), and Baldwin V, Count of Flanders (1012).

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