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Jean II, Duke of Alençon

1409 - 1476

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Jean II of Alençon (Jean II d’Alençon) (2 March 1409 – 8 September 1476) was a French nobleman. He succeeded his father as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche as a minor in 1415, after the latter's death at the Battle of Agincourt. He is best known as a general in the last phase of the Hundred Years' War and for his role as a comrade-in-arms of Joan of Arc. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean II, Duke of Alençon is the 72nd most popular extremist (down from 63rd in 2019), the 1,390th most popular biography from France (up from 1,400th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Jean II, Duke of Alençon ranks 72 out of 283. Before him are Rodney Alcala, Marvin Heemeyer, Jordan Belfort, Marc Dutroux, Boris Savinkov, and Carlo Gambino. After him are Sada Abe, Johnny Torrio, Emperor Norton, Gudrun Ensslin, Axeman of New Orleans, and George Jung.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1409, Jean II, Duke of Alençon ranks 5. Before him are Charles VIII of Sweden, René of Anjou, Elizabeth of Luxembourg, and Thomas Palaiologos. After him are Bernardo Rossellino, and Giovanni Mocenigo. Among people deceased in 1476, Jean II, Duke of Alençon ranks 5. Before him are Vlad the Impaler, Simonetta Vespucci, Regiomontanus, and Galeazzo Maria Sforza. After him are Stefan Branković, Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, Frederick I, Elector Palatine, George VIII of Georgia, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, and Pietro Mocenigo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean II, Duke of Alençon ranks 1,390 out of 6,770. Before him are François-Édouard Picot (1786), Princess Clémentine of Orléans (1817), François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville (1818), Clément Ader (1841), Antoine Augustin Cournot (1801), and Cléo de Mérode (1875). After him are Léo Taxil (1854), Benedict of Aniane (750), Michel de Certeau (1925), Ernest Gellner (1925), Michel Verne (1861), and Amandus (600).

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Among EXTREMISTS In France

Among extremists born in France, Jean II, Duke of Alençon ranks 4. Before him are Gilles de Rais (1405), Robert-François Damiens (1715), and Henri Désiré Landru (1869). After him are Madame de Brinvilliers (1630), Michel Fourniret (1942), Jacques Mesrine (1936), Édouard Vaillant (1840), Zacarias Moussaoui (1968), and Yvan Colonna (1960).

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