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Jacques Cœur

1395 - 1456

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Jacques Cœur (, French: [kœʁ]; c. 1395 in Bourges – 25 November 1456 in Chios) was a French government official and state-sponsored merchant whose personal fortune became legendary and led to his eventual disgrace. He initiated regular trade routes between France and the Levant. His memory retains iconic status in Bourges, where he built a palatial house that is preserved to this day. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Cœur is the 9,247th most popular politician (down from 7,513th in 2019), the 2,645th most popular biography from France (down from 2,207th in 2019) and the 629th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jacques Cœur ranks 9,248 out of 19,576. Before him are Hussein al-Houthi, James IV of Majorca, Brutus of Troy, Mutnofret, Andries Pretorius, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, and Mohammed Ben Aarafa. After him are Hans-Rudolf Merz, Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg, K. B. Hedgewar, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, and Ferenc Münnich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1395, Jacques Cœur ranks 8. Before him are Vlad II Dracul, Pisanello, Sigismund Korybut, Michelle of Valois, Niccolò de' Conti, and John Jacob, Marquis of Montferrat. After him are Tristão Vaz Teixeira, George of Trebizond, Margaret of Prades, Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Richard, Count of Étampes. Among people deceased in 1456, Jacques Cœur ranks 8. Before him are Đurađ Branković, John of Capistrano, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Vladislav II of Wallachia, and Ulrich II, Count of Celje. After him are Lawrence Justinian, and Juan de Mena.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Cœur ranks 2,645 out of 6,770. Before him are Clément Juglar (1819), Benjamin Baillaud (1848), Guillaume de Sonnac (1200), Pierre Henry (1927), Pascal Bruckner (1948), and Daniel Revenu (1942). After him are André Téchiné (1943), Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat (1788), Patrice Leconte (1947), Jacques Philippe Marie Binet (1786), Gilles de Roberval (1602), and Gilbert Simondon (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Jacques Cœur ranks 629. Before him are Bathilde d'Orléans (1750), Yvonne de Gaulle (1900), Blanche of Artois (1248), Constance, Duchess of Brittany (1161), Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes (1578), and Guillaume de Sonnac (1200). After him are Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins (1642), François de Charette (1763), Émile Ollivier (1825), Alexandre Deschapelles (1780), Bonne of Artois (1396), and Pierre Séguier (1588).

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