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Marguerite of Lorraine

1615 - 1672

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Marguerite of Lorraine (22 July 1615 – 13 April 1672), Duchess of Orléans, was the wife of Gaston, younger brother of Louis XIII. As Gaston had married her in secret in defiance of the King, Louis had their marriage nullified when it became known. On his deathbed, Louis permitted them to marry. After their remarriage, Marguerite and Gaston had five children. She was the stepmother of La Grande Mademoiselle. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Marguerite of Lorraine is the 7,915th most popular politician (down from 7,187th in 2024), the 2,258th most popular biography from France (down from 2,101st in 2019) and the 537th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marguerite of Lorraine ranks 7,915 out of 19,576. Before her are Pythodorida of Pontus, Beatrice of Portugal, Andrej Plenković, Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Jeffrey Archer, and Džemal Bijedić. After her are Margrave Andrew of Burgau, Fethi Okyar, Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Johann Patkul, Lew Sapieha, and Eulji Mundeok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1615, Marguerite of Lorraine ranks 8. Before her are Pope Innocent XII, Dara Shukoh, Nicolas Fouquet, Salvator Rosa, Philip William, Elector Palatine, and Govert Flinck. After her are Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, Madeleine Béjart, Maria Caterina Farnese, Heinrich Bach, Richard Baxter, and Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg. Among people deceased in 1672, Marguerite of Lorraine ranks 10. Before her are Franciscus Sylvius, Peter Stuyvesant, Pedro Calungsod, Al-Rashid of Morocco, John Wilkins, and Hümaşah Sultan. After her are Adriaen van de Velde, Adil Giray, Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Pierre Séguier, Anne Marie Martinozzi, and Madeleine Béjart.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marguerite of Lorraine ranks 2,258 out of 6,770. Before her are Jean de Chelles (1200), Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano (1628), Eric Abidal (1979), Peter I, Duke of Brittany (1191), Guillaume Dubois (1656), and Augustin Barruel (1741). After her are Charles Cros (1842), Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (1669), Jacques Collin de Plancy (1794), Fulbert of Chartres (960), Bertrand Barère (1755), and Urbain Grandier (1590).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Marguerite of Lorraine ranks 537. Before her are Louis François, Prince of Conti (1717), Princess Isabelle of Orléans (1878), Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien (1641), Chilperic II of Burgundy (450), Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano (1628), and Peter I, Duke of Brittany (1191). After her are Bertrand Barère (1755), Pierre-Étienne Flandin (1889), Henry Beaufort (1374), Maurice Papon (1910), Nominoe (800), and Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou (1006).

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