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François Vatel

1631 - 1671

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François Vatel (French: [fʁɑ̃swa vatɛl]; 1631 – 24 April 1671) was the majordomo (in French, maître d'hôtel) of Nicolas Fouquet and prince Louis, Grand Condé. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Vatel is the 3,742nd most popular politician (down from 3,253rd in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Politician.

François Vatel was a French chef who is most famous for committing suicide after he served a meal to King Louis XIV and his guests that was not up to standards.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, François Vatel ranks 3,742 out of 19,576. Before him are Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Theodore II Palaiologos, Gaafar Nimeiry, Rajaraja I, and Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal. After him are Charibert II, Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, Ayas Mehmed Pasha, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, Beatrice of Portugal, and Marduk-apla-iddina II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1631, François Vatel ranks 3. Before him are Isaac Barrow, and Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange. After him are Anne Conway, John Dryden, Abraham Brueghel, Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp, Al-Rashid of Morocco, Pierre Beauchamp, Marco d'Aviano, Selim I Giray, and Flavio Chigi. Among people deceased in 1671, François Vatel ranks 4. Before him are Stenka Razin, Thomas Fairfax, and Giovanni Battista Riccioli. After him are Sophia Eleonore of Saxony, Anne Hyde, Adam Olearius, Fran Krsto Frankopan, Petar Zrinski, Sébastien Bourdon, Antonio Barberini, and Yerofey Khabarov.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, François Vatel ranks 99 out of 1,015. Before him are Jean Tinguely (1925), Jost Bürgi (1552), Charles Gleyre (1806), Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741), Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux (1718), and Anna Göldi (1734). After him are Carla Del Ponte (1947), Brother Roger (1915), Anders Arborelius (1949), Louis, Duke of Savoy (1413), Rudolf II, Duke of Austria (1270), and Louis Agassiz (1807).

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Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland

Among politicians born in Switzerland, François Vatel ranks 5. Before him are Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1945), Jacques Necker (1732), Albert II, Duke of Austria (1298), and Margareta of Romania (1949). After him are Louis, Duke of Savoy (1413), Rudolf II, Duke of Austria (1270), Micheline Calmy-Rey (1945), Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1867), Judith of Habsburg (1271), Hans Martin Sutermeister (1907), and Humbert I, Count of Savoy (980).

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