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Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy

1756 - 1791

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Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, self proclaimed "Comtesse de la Motte" (22 July 1756 – 23 August 1791) was a French noblewoman, notorious adventuress and a thief; she was married to Nicholas de la Motte, whose family's claim to nobility was dubious. She herself was an impoverished descendant of the Valois royal family through an illegitimate son of King Henry II. She has been known for her prominent role in the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, one of many scandals that led to the French Revolution and helped to destroy the monarchy of France. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy is the 4,080th most popular politician (down from 3,408th in 2019), the 1,215th most popular biography from France (down from 1,075th in 2019) and the 287th most popular French Politician.

Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy was a French noblewoman and the daughter of Charles de Valois, Duke of Orléans. She was the wife of Henri, Count of Saint-Pol, and is most famous for her work as a patron of the arts.

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Among politicians, Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy ranks 4,080 out of 19,576. Before her are Bachir Gemayel, Peter II of Bulgaria, Caroline of Brunswick, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, Florestan I, Prince of Monaco, and Muhammad al-Nasir. After her are Mohamed Ghannouchi, Emperor Seimu, Pacatianus, Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Gabriel Narutowicz, and Ferdinand IV of Castile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1756, Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy ranks 8. Before her are Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria, William Godwin, Maria Theresa of Savoy, Duke Louis of Württemberg, and Bernard Germain de Lacépède. After her are Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Aaron Burr, Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, Louis Henri, Prince of Condé, Jean-Baptiste Carrier, and Joseph Martin Kraus. Among people deceased in 1791, Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy ranks 5. Before her are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, Grigory Potemkin, and John Wesley. After her are Jacob Frank, Étienne Maurice Falconet, Ignaz von Born, Joseph Gaertner, Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart, Johan Andreas Murray, and João de Loureiro.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy ranks 1,215 out of 6,770. Before her are Tarrare (1772), Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754), Armand Guillaumin (1841), Anne de Montmorency (1493), Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (1785), and Alcide d'Orbigny (1802). After her are Albert Marquet (1875), Nicolas Chauvin (1790), Jacques Clément (1567), Alfred de Vigny (1797), Jean-Claude Trichet (1942), and Johannes Tauler (1300).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy ranks 287. Before 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). After her are Isabella of Valois (1389), Jules de Polignac (1780), Louis, Count of Évreux (1276), Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (1156), Pepin II of Aquitaine (823), and Honoré III, Prince of Monaco (1720).

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