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Louise of Lorraine

1553 - 1601

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Louise of Lorraine (French: Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont; 30 April 1553 – 29 January 1601) was Queen of France as the wife of King Henry III from their marriage on 15 February 1575 until his death on 2 August 1589. During the first three months of their marriage, she was also Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania. As a dowager queen, Louise held the title of Duchess of Berry. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louise of Lorraine is the 2,300th most popular politician (up from 3,260th in 2019), the 747th most popular biography from France (up from 1,037th in 2019) and the 169th most popular French Politician.

Louise of Lorraine was the daughter of the Duke of Lorraine and the wife of Henry II, King of France. She was most famous for her patronage of the arts, including the construction of the Chateau de Chenonceau.

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Among politicians, Louise of Lorraine ranks 2,300 out of 19,576. Before her are Tedros Adhanom, William Tolbert, Jamukha, Cleopatra VI of Egypt, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, and Kaloyan of Bulgaria. After her are Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach, David Johnston, Osroes I, Gwanghaegun of Joseon, Al-Amin, and Simone Veil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1553, Louise of Lorraine ranks 3. Before her are Henry IV of France, and Margaret of Valois. After her are Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, Archduke Ernest of Austria, Luca Marenzio, Patriarch Filaret of Moscow, Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé, Prospero Alpini, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma, John Florio, and Vitsentzos Kornaros. Among people deceased in 1601, Louise of Lorraine ranks 3. Before her are Tycho Brahe, and Michael the Brave. After her are Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Henriette of Cleves, Starina Novak, Kuchum, Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Thomas Nashe, John Shakespeare, and Ivan Moskvitin.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louise of Lorraine ranks 747 out of 6,770. Before her are Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772), Louis Blériot (1872), Adela of Champagne (1140), Marie of Anjou (1404), Louise de La Vallière (1644), and Raymond Queneau (1903). After her are Simone Veil (1927), Jean Nouvel (1945), Raoul Dufy (1877), Charles-Henri Sanson (1739), Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France (1290), and Thomas Bangalter (1).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louise of Lorraine ranks 169. Before her are Vincent Auriol (1884), Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284), René Coty (1882), Félix Faure (1841), Michel Barnier (1951), and Léon Bourgeois (1851). After her are Simone Veil (1927), Charles-Henri Sanson (1739), Arbogast (340), Gaston Doumergue (1863), Alaric II (458), and Émile Loubet (1838).

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