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Richard II of England

1367 - 1400

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Richard II (6 January 1367 – c. 14 February 1400), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward, Prince of Wales (later known as the Black Prince), and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father died in 1376, leaving Richard as heir apparent to his grandfather, King Edward III; upon the latter's death, the 10-year-old Richard succeeded to the throne. During Richard's first years as king, government was in the hands of a series of regency councils, influenced by Richard's uncles John of Gaunt and Thomas of Woodstock. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard II of England is the 631st most popular politician (down from 554th in 2019), the 236th most popular biography from France (up from 241st in 2019) and the 60th most popular French Politician.

Richard II of England is most famous for being the last of the Plantagenet dynasty and for being the first English king to be deposed.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard II of England ranks 631 out of 19,576. Before him are Taejo of Joseon, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Louis the German, Merneptah, Albert II of Belgium, and Ahmad Shah Durrani. After him are Malik-Shah I, Licinius, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Herbert Hoover.

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Among people born in 1367, Richard II of England ranks 1. After him are Taejong of Joseon, Henry IV of England, and Nicholas II Garai. Among people deceased in 1400, Richard II of England ranks 2. Before him is Geoffrey Chaucer. After him are Nilüfer Hatun, Luo Guanzhong, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, Rustichello da Pisa, Masamune, Baldus de Ubaldis, Peter of Dusburg, André Beauneveu, Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Richard II of England ranks 236 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661), Joseph Bonaparte (1768), Gabriel Fauré (1845), Christian Dior (1905), Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789), and Gilles Deleuze (1925). After him are Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796), Frédéric Mistral (1830), Louis X of France (1289), Nicéphore Niépce (1765), Georges Seurat (1859), and Bernard Arnault (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Richard II of England ranks 60. Before him are Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928), Charles IV of France (1294), Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810), Louis XI of France (1423), Carloman I (751), and Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661). After him are Louis X of France (1289), John II of France (1319), Louis VI of France (1081), Philip III of France (1245), Letizia Ramolino (1750), and Charles the Simple (879).

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