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Françoise d'Alençon

1490 - 1550

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Frances of Alençon (1490 – 14 September 1550) was the eldest daughter of René of Alençon and Margaret of Lorraine, and the younger sister and despoiled heiress of Charles IV, Duke of Alençon. The sister and heiress of Charles IV of Alençon, she was despoiled of her heritage by her sister-in-law Margaret of Angoulême, sister of King Francis I of France. Her son Anthony, however, went on to marry Joan III of Navarre, born of the second marriage of Margaret with Henry II of Navarre. The grandson of Françoise and Marguerite, Henry of Bourbon, would become King of France and Navarre. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Françoise d'Alençon is the 522nd most popular nobleman (down from 451st in 2019). (down from 1,104th in 2019)

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Françoise d'Alençon ranks 522 out of 1,415. Before her are Otto-William, Count of Burgundy, Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark, Beatrice of Silesia, Barbara Zápolya, Sancha of Aragon, and Humbert II, Count of Savoy. After her are Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Frances Shand Kydd, Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta, John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Bertrand, Count of Toulouse, and Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg.

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Among people born in 1490, Françoise d'Alençon ranks 14. Before her are Albert of Brandenburg, Florian Geyer, Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Properzia de' Rossi, and Ebussuud Efendi. After her are Galvarino, Nikola Jurišić, Marinus van Reymerswaele, John Taverner, John III, Duke of Cleves, and Caspar Schwenckfeld. Among people deceased in 1550, Françoise d'Alençon ranks 10. Before her are William IV, Duke of Bavaria, Andrea Alciato, Claude, Duke of Guise, Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Sebald Beham, and Tabinshwehti. After her are Pir Sultan Abdal, Gian Giorgio Trissino, Jón Arason, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, Isabel Moctezuma, and John Major.

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