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Henri, Count of Paris

1908 - 1999

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Henri d'Orléans (Henri Robert Ferdinand Marie d'Orléans; 5 July 1908 – 19 June 1999), was the Orléanist pretender to the defunct throne of France as Henry VI from 1940 until his death in 1999. Henri was the direct descendant of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, son of Louis XIII. He was also a descendant of Louis XIV through a female line, from his legitimized daughter Françoise Marie de Bourbon, as well as the great-great-grandson, by four different lines of descent, of Louis Philippe I. He used the style of Count of Paris. The son of Jean, Duke of Guise, Henri was forbidden to enter France for much of his life. Nonetheless, he remained devoted to serving France, having enlisted in the French Foreign Legion and fighting in World War II and the Algerian War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henri, Count of Paris is the 6,132nd most popular politician (down from 4,901st in 2019), the 1,756th most popular biography from France (down from 1,493rd in 2019) and the 421st most popular French Politician.

Henri, Count of Paris, was the heir to the French throne from 1830 to 1848. He was the son of King Louis-Philippe and Queen Marie-Amelie.

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Among politicians, Henri, Count of Paris ranks 6,132 out of 19,576. Before him are Attalus, Emperor Daigo, Dominique de Villepin, Phraates II, Duke Mu of Qin, and Jeremy Corbyn. After him are Puabi, Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges, Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria, Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Jack Kemp, and Piero Soderini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Henri, Count of Paris ranks 79. Before him are Don Ameche, André Martinet, Alain Cuny, Lionel Stander, Remedios Varo, and Max Bill. After him are Van Heflin, Rómulo Betancourt, Jim Brown, Viktor Abakumov, Edward Dmytryk, and Eduard Roschmann. Among people deceased in 1999, Henri, Count of Paris ranks 58. Before him are Bernard Buffet, André Martinet, Dirk Bogarde, Brion James, Fabrizio De André, and Rafael Alberti. After him are Dusty Springfield, Victor Mature, Gyula Zsengellér, Edward Dmytryk, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and Charlotte Perriand.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henri, Count of Paris ranks 1,756 out of 6,770. Before him are William of Gellone (750), Anselme Payen (1795), Xavier de Maistre (1763), Hugh of Châteauneuf (1053), Lambert Wilson (1958), and Jacques Dutronc (1943). After him are Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges (1830), Alphonse Allais (1854), Albert Calmette (1863), Maurice Sarrail (1856), Madame Clicquot Ponsardin (1777), and Louis-François de Boufflers (1644).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Henri, Count of Paris ranks 421. Before him are André de Montbard (1103), Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1438), Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517), Louis, Prince of Condé (1668), Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy (1260), and Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940). After him are Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges (1830), Louis-François de Boufflers (1644), Louis Henri, Prince of Condé (1756), Zénaïde Bonaparte (1801), Recceswinth (620), and Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (1643).

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