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Louis, Duke of Montpensier

1513 - 1582

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Louis III de Bourbon, Duc de Montpensier (10 June 1513 – 23 September 1582) was the second Duke of Montpensier, a French Prince of the Blood, military commander and governor. He began his military career during the Italian Wars, and in 1557 was captured after the disastrous battle of Saint-Quentin. When his liberty was restored, he found himself courted by the new regime as it sought to steady itself and isolate its opponents in the wake of the Conspiracy of Amboise. At this time Montpensier supported liberalising religious reform, as typified by the Edict of Amboise he was present for the creation of. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis, Duke of Montpensier is the 9,544th most popular politician (down from 8,693rd in 2019), the 2,761st most popular biography from France (down from 2,611th in 2019) and the 647th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis, Duke of Montpensier ranks 9,544 out of 19,576. Before him are Bayezid Osman, Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz, Heinz Hoffmann, Sayf al-Din Ghazi I, Carlos Westendorp, and Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias. After him are Giovanni Goria, Al-Adil Kitbugha, Takelot III, John Carney, Ion C. Brătianu, and Victoria Woodhull.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1513, Louis, Duke of Montpensier ranks 6. Before him are Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Jacques Amyot, Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg, Daniele Barbaro, and Pirro Ligorio. After him are Michael Baius, and John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin. Among people deceased in 1582, Louis, Duke of Montpensier ranks 15. Before him are Takeda Katsuyori, Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine, Diego, Prince of Asturias, Zhang Juzheng, Francisco de Toledo, and Charlotte of Bourbon. After him is George Buchanan.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis, Duke of Montpensier ranks 2,761 out of 6,770. Before him are Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1722), Bayezid Osman (1924), Mirra Alfassa (1878), Auguste Serrurier (1857), Alain Corneau (1943), and Hugo Lloris (1986). After him are Charles Lecocq (1832), Léa Seydoux (1985), Henri Tresca (1814), Henri Masson (1872), Henri-Alexandre Deslandres (1853), and Adelaide of Paris (850).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis, Duke of Montpensier ranks 647. Before him are Conon de Béthune (1150), Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues (1579), Blanche of France, Duchess of Austria (1278), Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours (1624), Thomas Bérard (1300), and Bayezid Osman (1924). After him are Henri Masson (1872), Adelaide of Paris (850), Alan IV, Duke of Brittany (1060), Childebrand I (695), Charles Rogier (1800), and Juliette Drouet (1806).

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