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François Leclerc du Tremblay

1577 - 1638

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François Leclerc du Tremblay (4 November 1577 – 17 December 1638), also known as Père Joseph, was a French Capuchin friar, confidant and agent of Cardinal Richelieu. He was the original éminence grise—the French term ("grey eminence") for a powerful advisor or decision-maker who operates secretly or unofficially. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Leclerc du Tremblay is the 3,751st most popular politician (down from 3,549th in 2019), the 1,130th most popular biography from France (down from 1,111th in 2019) and the 269th most popular French Politician.

François Leclerc du Tremblay, also known as Père Joseph, was a French priest and confessor to Louis XIV. He is most famous for his role in the French Wars of Religion, where he led the Catholic League in a series of battles against the Huguenots.

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Among politicians, François Leclerc du Tremblay ranks 3,751 out of 19,576. Before him are Ayas Mehmed Pasha, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, Beatrice of Portugal, Marduk-apla-iddina II, Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria, and Elizabeth of Görlitz. After him are Hayme Hatun, Mahmud I of Great Seljuq, Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, Muyeol of Silla, Modibo Keïta, and Michael Flynn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1577, François Leclerc du Tremblay ranks 6. Before him are Peter Paul Rubens, Christian IV of Denmark, Beatrice Cenci, Robert Burton, and Scipione Borghese. After him are Paul Guldin, Dmitry Pozharsky, Cristofano Allori, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Nur Jahan, and Piet Pieterszoon Hein. Among people deceased in 1638, François Leclerc du Tremblay ranks 5. Before him are John Harvard, Cornelius Jansen, Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg, and Adriaen Brouwer. After him are Peter Minuit, Ivan Gundulić, Johannes Althusius, Amakusa Shirō, Willem Blaeu, Cornelis van Haarlem, and Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Leclerc du Tremblay ranks 1,130 out of 6,770. Before him are Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (1895), Vincent d'Indy (1851), Jean Giraudoux (1882), Charibert II (618), Gaston Maspero (1846), and Sonia Rykiel (1930). After him are Louis Malle (1932), Jean Vigo (1905), Christophe Plantin (1520), Jean-Pierre Papin (1963), Victorien Sardou (1831), and Claude Lanzmann (1925).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, François Leclerc du Tremblay ranks 269. Before him are Francis Phoebus of Navarre (1467), Anne Marie d'Orléans (1669), Charles, Duke of Berry (1686), Raymond of Poitiers (1115), Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (1895), and Charibert II (618). After him are Hugh of Italy (880), James II of Majorca (1243), Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818), Daniel Cohn-Bendit (1945), Alain Poher (1909), and Lionel Jospin (1937).

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