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Gaston, Duke of Orléans

1608 - 1660

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Monsieur Gaston, Duke of Orléans (Gaston Jean Baptiste; 24 April 1608 – 2 February 1660), was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his second wife, Marie de' Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France. He later acquired the title Duke of Orléans, by which he was generally known during his adulthood. As the eldest surviving brother of King Louis XIII, he was known at court by the traditional honorific Monsieur. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaston, Duke of Orléans is the 1,991st most popular politician (down from 1,965th in 2019), the 644th most popular biography from France (up from 676th in 2019) and the 148th most popular French Politician.

Gaston, duke of orléans is most famous for being the father of louis xiv, who was the king of france from 1643 to 1715.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaston, Duke of Orléans ranks 1,991 out of 19,576. Before him are Jeconiah, Senusret III, Karl Renner, William II, Prince of Orange, Seti II, and Senakhtenre Ahmose. After him are Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Anisa Makhlouf, Ismail Ibn Sharif, Keir Starmer, Uzun Hasan, and Toghrul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1608, Gaston, Duke of Orléans ranks 4. Before him are Evangelista Torricelli, John Milton, and Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Tukaram, Ivan Vyhovsky, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, António Vieira, Eudoxia Streshneva, and Pieter Post. Among people deceased in 1660, Gaston, Duke of Orléans ranks 4. Before him are Diego Velázquez, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, and Vincent de Paul. After him are William Oughtred, Judith Leyster, Pieter Claesz, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Francesco Albani, Louise de Marillac, Gevherhan Sultan, and George II Rákóczi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gaston, Duke of Orléans ranks 644 out of 6,770. Before him are Ansgar (801), Joseph Proust (1754), Karl Brandt (1904), Margaret of Anjou (1430), Camille Flammarion (1842), and Jacques MacDonald (1765). After him are Sophie Marceau (1966), Aristide Maillol (1861), Madeleine of Valois (1520), Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748), Madame de La Fayette (1634), and Anaïs Nin (1903).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Gaston, Duke of Orléans ranks 148. Before him are Marine Le Pen (1968), Paul Doumer (1857), Caroline Bonaparte (1782), Avitus (395), Christine of France (1606), and Margaret of Anjou (1430). After him are Alexandre Millerand (1859), Rudolph of France (890), Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092), Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus (-90), Paul Bocuse (1926), and Jean Jaurès (1859).

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