NOBLEMAN
Pontus De la Gardie
1520 - 1585

Pontus De la Gardie
Baron Pontus De la Gardie (c. 1520 – 5 November 1585) was a French nobleman and general in the service of Denmark and Sweden. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pontus De la Gardie is the 537th most popular nobleman (down from 481st in 2019), the 2,140th most popular biography from France (down from 2,088th in 2019) and the 90th most popular French Nobleman.
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Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, Pontus De la Gardie ranks 537 out of 1,415. Before him are Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Rupert II, Elector Palatine, Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany, Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, and Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. After him are Bernhard, Count of Anhalt, Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary, Anna Sforza, Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg, Louis I, Count of Blois, and Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPrincess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
1822 - 1869
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 531
Rupert II, Elector Palatine
1325 - 1398
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 532
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany
1305 - 1330
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 533
Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine
1711 - 1741
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 534
Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy
1914 - 2001
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 535
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
1855 - 1944
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 536
Pontus De la Gardie
1520 - 1585
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 537
Bernhard, Count of Anhalt
1140 - 1212
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 538
Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary
1261 - 1303
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 539
Anna Sforza
1476 - 1497
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 540
Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg
1821 - 1876
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 541
Louis I, Count of Blois
1172 - 1205
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 542
Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais
1757 - 1824
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 543
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1520, Pontus De la Gardie ranks 13. Before him are Vincenzo Galilei, Christophe Plantin, Koca Sinan Pasha, Matthias Flacius, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, and Thoinot Arbeau. After him are Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine, Pedro Cieza de León, Aben Humeya, Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Diego de Almagro II, and Moses Isserles. Among people deceased in 1585, Pontus De la Gardie ranks 9. Before him are Yermak Timofeyevich, Ismihan Sultan, Andrea Gabrieli, Thomas Tallis, Rembert Dodoens, and Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony. After him are Luca Cambiaso, and Nicolò da Ponte.
Others Born in 1520
Go to all RankingsVincenzo Galilei
COMPOSER
1520 - 1591
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 7
Christophe Plantin
BUSINESSPERSON
1520 - 1589
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 8
Koca Sinan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1596
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 9
Matthias Flacius
WRITER
1520 - 1575
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 10
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1598
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 11
Thoinot Arbeau
WRITER
1520 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 12
Pontus De la Gardie
NOBLEMAN
1520 - 1585
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 13
Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine
NOBLEMAN
1520 - 1580
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 14
Pedro Cieza de León
EXPLORER
1520 - 1554
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 15
Aben Humeya
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1569
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 16
Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1608
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 17
Diego de Almagro II
EXPLORER
1520 - 1542
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 18
Moses Isserles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1520 - 1572
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1585
Go to all RankingsYermak Timofeyevich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1532 - 1585
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 3
Ismihan Sultan
NOBLEMAN
1544 - 1585
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 4
Andrea Gabrieli
COMPOSER
1533 - 1585
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 5
Thomas Tallis
COMPOSER
1502 - 1585
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 6
Rembert Dodoens
PHYSICIAN
1517 - 1585
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 7
Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1585
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 8
Pontus De la Gardie
NOBLEMAN
1520 - 1585
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 9
Luca Cambiaso
PAINTER
1527 - 1585
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 10
Nicolò da Ponte
POLITICIAN
1491 - 1585
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 11
In France
Among people born in France, Pontus De la Gardie ranks 2,140 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Cathelineau (1759), Édouard Molinaro (1928), Leos Carax (1960), Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700), Odo III, Duke of Burgundy (1166), and Roland Bonaparte (1858). After him are Georges Duhamel (1884), Louis Trousselier (1881), François-André Vincent (1746), Prosper of Aquitaine (390), Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (1789), and John Eudes (1601).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJacques Cathelineau
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1793
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2,134
Édouard Molinaro
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2,135
Leos Carax
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2,136
Jean-Antoine Nollet
PHYSICIST
1700 - 1770
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2,137
Odo III, Duke of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1166 - 1218
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2,138
Roland Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1924
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2,139
Pontus De la Gardie
NOBLEMAN
1520 - 1585
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 2,140
Georges Duhamel
WRITER
1884 - 1966
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 2,141
Louis Trousselier
CYCLIST
1881 - 1939
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 2,142
François-André Vincent
PAINTER
1746 - 1816
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 2,143
Prosper of Aquitaine
WRITER
390 - 463
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 2,144
Nicolas-Charles Bochsa
COMPOSER
1789 - 1856
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 2,145
John Eudes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1601 - 1680
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 2,146
Among NOBLEMEN In France
Among noblemen born in France, Pontus De la Gardie ranks 90. Before him are Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth (1649), Isabella, Countess of Vertus (1348), Marie Elisabeth of France (1572), Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne (1498), Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta (1866), and Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine (1711). After him are Louis I, Count of Blois (1172), Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma (1933), John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg (1582), John, Duke of Touraine (1398), Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1637), and Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans (1648).
Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth
1649 - 1734
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 84
Isabella, Countess of Vertus
1348 - 1372
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 85
Marie Elisabeth of France
1572 - 1578
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 86
Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne
1498 - 1519
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 87
Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta
1866 - 1926
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 88
Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine
1711 - 1741
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 89
Pontus De la Gardie
1520 - 1585
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 90
Louis I, Count of Blois
1172 - 1205
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 91
Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma
1933 - 2020
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 92
John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg
1582 - 1628
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 93
John, Duke of Touraine
1398 - 1417
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 94
Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
1637 - 1717
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 95
Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans
1648 - 1664
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 96