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Louis I, Duke of Anjou

1339 - 1384

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Louis I, Duke of Anjou (23 July 1339 – 20 September 1384) was a French prince, the second son of John II of France and Bonne of Bohemia. His career was markedly unsuccessful. Born at the Château de Vincennes, Louis was the first of the Angevin branch of the Valois royal house. His father appointed him Count of Anjou and Count of Maine in 1356, and then raised him to the title Duke of Anjou in 1360 and Duke of Touraine in 1370. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis I, Duke of Anjou is the 2,189th most popular politician (up from 2,471st in 2019), the 710th most popular biography from France (up from 831st in 2019) and the 158th most popular French Politician.

Louis I, Duke of Anjou, was a French prince and the youngest son of Louis XIV and his queen consort Maria Theresa of Spain. He was the founder of the House of Bourbon-Anjou.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis I, Duke of Anjou ranks 2,189 out of 19,576Before him are Leopoldo Galtieri, Helenus, Antiochus II Theos, Jingtai Emperor, Gwanggaeto the Great, and Tancred, Prince of Galilee. After him are Mentuhotep II, August Bebel, Arthur Liebehenschel, Risto Ryti, Haakon II of Norway, and Alexander Jagiellon.

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Among people born in 1339, Louis I, Duke of Anjou ranks 4Before him are Pope Innocent VII, Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, and Antipope Alexander V. After him are Eric XII of Sweden, Anna von Schweidnitz, Barquq, John IV, Duke of Brittany, Blanche of Bourbon, Juana Manuel, Muhammad V of Granada, and Frederick, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1384, Louis I, Duke of Anjou ranks 2Before him is John Wycliffe. After him are Louis II, Count of Flanders, Geert Groote, Joan, Duchess of Brittany, Beatrice Regina della Scala, Magnus I, Duke of Mecklenburg, Francesco I Gattilusio, and Thomas Preljubović.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis I, Duke of Anjou ranks 710 out of 6,770Before him are Georges Perec (1936), Clotilde (475), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), Antoine François Prévost (1697), Nicole Oresme (1323), and Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651). After him are François Fénelon (1651), Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Alfred de Musset (1810), Jules Grévy (1807), René Lacoste (1904), and Jean Parisot de Valette (1494).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis I, Duke of Anjou ranks 158Before him are Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus (-90), Paul Bocuse (1926), Jean Jaurès (1859), Yolande de Polastron (1749), Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166), and Elisa Bonaparte (1777). After him are Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Jules Grévy (1807), Jean Parisot de Valette (1494), Eugène Edine Pottier (1816), Vincent Auriol (1884), and Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284).