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François de La Rochefoucauld, an Uncommon card
François de La Rochefoucauld, 2nd Duke of La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac was an accomplished French moralist of the era of French Classical literature and author of Maximes and Memoirs, the only two works of his dense literary œuvre published.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 113
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 54,000
Power 113 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
François de La Rochefoucauld quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the François de La Rochefoucauld card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Until 1650, he bore the title of Prince de ______.
Answer
Marcillac. Until 1650, he bore the title of Prince de Marcillac. From the François de La Rochefoucauld article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Born in Paris in ____, at a time when the royal court was vacillating between aiding the nobility and threatening it, he was considered an exemplar of the accomplished seventeenth-century nobleman.
Answer
1610s. Born in Paris in 1613, at a time when the royal court was vacillating between aiding the nobility and threatening it, he was considered an exemplar of the accomplished seventeenth-century nobleman. From the François de La Rochefoucauld article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Currency of Ecuador. Currency of Ecuador 71 · François de La Rochefoucauld 67 · High-pressure area 64 · César Ritz 61 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His Maximes portrays the callous nature of human conduct, with a cynical attitude towards putative virtue and avowals of affection, friendship, love, and loyalty.
- Born in Paris in 1613, at a time when the royal court was vacillating between aiding the nobility and threatening it, he was considered an exemplar of the accomplished seventeenth-century nobleman.
- Until 1650, he bore the title of Prince de Marcillac.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The François de La Rochefoucauld article was read about 54,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get François de La Rochefoucauld
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, François de La Rochefoucauld (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Théodore Chassériau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
