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Richard III, Duke of Normandy

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Richard III (997/1001 – 6 August 1027) was the duke of Normandy who reigned from August 1026 to his death. His brief reign opened with a revolt by his brother. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard III, Duke of Normandy is the 3,953rd most popular politician (down from 3,352nd in 2019), the 1,181st most popular biography from France (down from 1,061st in 2019) and the 277th most popular French Politician.

Richard III, Duke of Normandy, is most famous for being the last ruler of the Plantagenet dynasty, and for being killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard III, Duke of Normandy ranks 3,953 out of 19,576. Before him are Aristides Pereira, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Ordoño II of León, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, and Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha. After him are Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Empress Genmei, Mojmir I of Moravia, Amha Selassie, Leopold I, Margrave of Austria, and Koca Sinan Pasha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1001, Richard III, Duke of Normandy ranks 2. Before him is Trota of Salerno. After him are Duncan I of Scotland, Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, Qutalmish, Al-Qa'im, Alberic of Cîteaux, Antipope Adalbert, Blot-Sweyn, Godwin, Earl of Wessex, Abd al-Rahman V, and Gyda of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1027, Richard III, Duke of Normandy ranks 2. Before him is Romuald. After him are George I of Georgia, and Basil Boioannes.

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In France

Among people born in France, Richard III, Duke of Normandy ranks 1,181 out of 6,770. Before him are Desireless (1952), Nicolas Chamfort (1741), Clément Marot (1495), Émile Gallé (1846), Jean Todt (1946), and Alice Guy-Blaché (1873). After him are Alain Touraine (1925), Madeleine de Scudéry (1607), Jean Gerson (1363), Robert de Sorbon (1201), Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827), and Jean Gaston Darboux (1842).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Richard III, Duke of Normandy ranks 277. Before him are James II of Majorca (1243), Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818), Daniel Cohn-Bendit (1945), Alain Poher (1909), Lionel Jospin (1937), and Marie Louise Gonzaga (1611). After him are Robert I, Count of Artois (1216), Ferdinand Buisson (1841), Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (1401), Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (1523), Georges Ernest Boulanger (1837), and Guy, Count of Flanders (1226).

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