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Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard

1476 - 1524

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Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (c. 1476 – 30 April 1524) was a French knight and military leader at the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, generally known as the Chevalier de Bayard. Throughout the centuries since his death, he has been known as "the knight without fear and beyond reproach" (le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche). He himself preferred the name given him by his contemporaries for his gaiety and kindness, "le bon chevalier" ("the good knight"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard is the 553rd most popular military personnel (down from 491st in 2019), the 1,541st most popular biography from France (down from 1,384th in 2019) and the 60th most popular French Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard ranks 553 out of 2,058. Before him are Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, Aegidius, Qi Jiguang, Artabazos II, Deng Ai, and William Bligh. After him are Erich Fellgiebel, Yevhen Konovalets, William Westmoreland, Roza Shanina, Franz von Hipper, and Johan Laidoner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1476, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard ranks 11. Before him are Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Huayna Capac, Louise of Savoy, Cuitláhuac, Girolamo Fracastoro, and Helena of Moscow. After him are Ayşe Hatun, Anna Sforza, Hans von Kulmbach, and Kanō Motonobu. Among people deceased in 1524, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard ranks 11. Before him are Hans Holbein the Elder, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Joachim Patinir, Marko Marulić, Salaì, and Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan. After him are Andrea Solari, Tang Yin, Johann von Staupitz, Cristóbal de Olid, Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria, and Ğazı I Giray.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard ranks 1,541 out of 6,770. Before him are Alphonse, Count of Poitiers (1220), Antoine, Duke of Montpensier (1824), Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1709), Eugène Tisserant (1884), Fernand Cormon (1845), and Jean Clouet (1480). After him are Louis Marchand (1669), Charles-Michel de l'Épée (1712), Charles, Duke of Mayenne (1554), Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine (1524), Bertrand Tavernier (1941), and Maria of Montpellier (1182).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard ranks 60. Before him are Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (1847), Lazare Hoche (1768), Charles Leclerc (1772), Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier (1742), Oenomaus (-105), and Aegidius (450). After him are Georges Picquart (1854), Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon (1754), Henri Gatien Bertrand (1773), Christian de Castries (1902), Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours (1489), and Walter Krüger (1890).

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