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Francis Phoebus of Navarre

1467 - 1483

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Francis Phoebus (Basque: Frantzisko Febus, French: François Fébus, Occitan: Francés Fèbus, Spanish: Francisco Febo; 4 December 1467 – 7 January 1483) was King of Navarre (1479–1483), Viscount of Bearn, and Count of Foix (1472). He was the son of Gaston, Prince of Viana, and grandson of Queen Eleanor, whom he succeeded. She recommended him to ally with France. He succeeded to the throne of Navarre in 1479 after the death of his grandmother Eleanor of Navarre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Phoebus of Navarre is the 3,652nd most popular politician (down from 3,583rd in 2019), the 1,105th most popular biography from France (up from 1,117th in 2019) and the 263rd most popular French Politician.

Francis Phoebus of Navarre is most famous for being the first person to measure the circumference of the Earth and the distance from the Earth to the Sun.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francis Phoebus of Navarre ranks 3,652 out of 19,576. Before him are Siim Kallas, James Macpherson, Jahan Shah, Roman the Great, Christina of Lorraine, and Midhat Pasha. After him are Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Olaf III of Norway, Milonia Caesonia, Sanakht, and Edith Frank.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1467, Francis Phoebus of Navarre ranks 3. Before him are Pedro Álvares Cabral, and Sigismund I the Old. After him are Ferdinand II of Naples, Guillaume Budé, Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, Giovanni il Popolano, Hadım Suleiman Pasha, Şehzade Korkut, Andrea Sansovino, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, and Ramón de Cardona. Among people deceased in 1483, Francis Phoebus of Navarre ranks 6. Before him are Edward IV of England, Edward V of England, Louis XI of France, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, and Charlotte of Savoy. After him are Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine, Margaret of Bourbon, Fernando II, Duke of Braganza, Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Elizabeth of Nevers, and Pedro Pardo de Cela.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis Phoebus of Navarre ranks 1,105 out of 6,770. Before him are Julien Green (1900), Edmond Debeaumarché (1906), Michèle Morgan (1920), Marie Duplessis (1824), Jules Renard (1864), and Christina of Lorraine (1565). After him are Villard de Honnecourt (1200), Anne Marie d'Orléans (1669), Jeanne Hébuterne (1898), Abel Gance (1889), Jean-Andoche Junot (1771), and Charles, Duke of Berry (1686).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Francis Phoebus of Navarre ranks 263. Before him are Adélaïde of France (1732), Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480), André-Hercule de Fleury (1653), Henriette of France (1727), Edmond Debeaumarché (1906), and Christina of Lorraine (1565). After him are Anne Marie d'Orléans (1669), Charles, Duke of Berry (1686), Raymond of Poitiers (1115), Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (1895), Charibert II (618), and François Leclerc du Tremblay (1577).

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