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Gaspard II de Coligny

1519 - 1572

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Gaspard de Coligny, seigneur de Châtillon (French pronunciation: [ɡaspaʁ də kɔliɲi]; 16 February 1519 – 24 August 1572), was a French nobleman, Admiral of France, and Huguenot leader during the French Wars of Religion. He served under kings Francis I and Henry II during the Italian Wars, attaining great prominence both due to his military skill and his relationship with his uncle, the king's favourite Anne de Montmorency. During the reign of Francis II he converted to Protestantism, becoming a leading noble advocate for the Reformation during the early reign of Charles IX. With the outbreak of civil war in 1562, Coligny joined the Huguenots in their fight against the Crown. He served as a lieutenant to Louis, Prince of Condé throughout the first two civil wars, before becoming the de facto leader of their military efforts after Condé's death during the third civil war. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaspard II de Coligny is the 1,716th most popular politician (down from 1,440th in 2019), the 560th most popular biography from France (down from 519th in 2019) and the 136th most popular French Politician.

Gaspard II de Coligny was a French nobleman who was a supporter of the Protestant Reformation. He was killed in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.

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Among politicians, Gaspard II de Coligny ranks 1,716 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles III of Naples, Şah Sultan, Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, Roger Williams, Han Duck-soo, and Léon Degrelle. After him are Artaxerxes III, Rafael Trujillo, Henri, Count of Chambord, Giulio Andreotti, Leo von Caprivi, and Queen Paola of Belgium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1519, Gaspard II de Coligny ranks 7. Before him are Catherine de' Medici, Henry II of France, Pope Innocent IX, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, and Francis, Duke of Guise. After him are Isabella Jagiellon, Occhiali, Theodore Beza, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Andrea Cesalpino, and Antonis Mor. Among people deceased in 1572, Gaspard II de Coligny ranks 7. Before him are Pope Pius V, Bronzino, Sigismund II Augustus, Jeanne d'Albret, Túpac Amaru, and Şah Sultan. After him are Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, John Knox, Longqing Emperor, François Clouet, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, and Isaac Luria.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gaspard II de Coligny ranks 560 out of 6,770. Before him are Maurice Béjart (1927), Françoise Sagan (1935), Paul Delaroche (1797), Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753), André Maurois (1885), and Jean-Jacques Annaud (1943). After him are Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (1814), Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (1947), Henri, Count of Chambord (1820), François Jacob (1920), Hilary of Poitiers (315), and Joseph de Maistre (1753).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Gaspard II de Coligny ranks 136. Before him are Francis, Duke of Guise (1519), Pepin the Hunchback (770), William II of England (1056), Baldwin II of Jerusalem (1060), Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise (1768), and Léon Blum (1872). After him are Henri, Count of Chambord (1820), Theuderic I (485), Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550), René of Anjou (1409), Peter II of Courtenay (1155), and Marine Le Pen (1968).

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