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Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut

1401 - 1436

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Jacqueline (Dutch: Jacoba; French: Jacqueline; German: Jakobäa; 15 July 1401 – 8 October 1436), of the House of Wittelsbach, was a noblewoman who ruled the counties of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut in the Low Countries from 1417 to 1433. She was also Dauphine of France for a short time between 1415 and 1417 and Duchess of Gloucester in the 1420s, if her marriage to Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, is accepted as valid. Jacqueline was born in Le Quesnoy and from her birth she was referred to as "of Holland", indicating that she was the heiress of her father's estates. Jacqueline was the last Wittelsbach ruler of Hainaut and Holland. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut is the 3,997th most popular politician (down from 2,874th in 2019), the 1,193rd most popular biography from France (down from 944th in 2019) and the 280th most popular French Politician.

Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut is most famous for being the first wife of Charles the Bold. She was the daughter of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut ranks 3,997 out of 19,576. Before her are Sigismund Báthory, Prince George of Denmark, Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, Haris Silajdžić, Ferdinand Buisson, and Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands. After her are János Áder, Uriah the Hittite, Ambiorix, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Nicolae Timofti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1401, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut ranks 5. Before her are Masaccio, Catherine of Valois, Nicholas of Cusa, and Francesco I Sforza. After her are Emperor Shōkō, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen Zápolya, George Sphrantzes, and Badi' al-Zaman Mirza. Among people deceased in 1436, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut ranks 1. After her are Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Louis III, Elector Palatine, Alexander I Aldea, and Dorotea Bucca.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut ranks 1,193 out of 6,770. Before her are Jean Gaston Darboux (1842), Robert I, Count of Artois (1216), Jean-Claude Carrière (1931), Alexandra David-Néel (1868), Luis Federico Leloir (1906), and Ferdinand Buisson (1841). After her are Paulinus of Nola (354), Anne L'Huillier (1958), Raymond Radiguet (1903), Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805), Jacques Demy (1931), and Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1723).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut ranks 280. Before her are Alain Poher (1909), Lionel Jospin (1937), Marie Louise Gonzaga (1611), Richard III, Duke of Normandy (1001), Robert I, Count of Artois (1216), and Ferdinand Buisson (1841). After her are Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (1523), Georges Ernest Boulanger (1837), Guy, Count of Flanders (1226), Henry I of Navarre (1244), Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754), and Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (1785).

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