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Alaric II

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Alaric II (Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, Alareiks, "ruler of all"; Latin: Alaricus; c. 458/466 – August 507) was the King of the Visigoths from 484 until 507. He succeeded his father Euric as king of the Visigoths in Toulouse on 28 December 484; he was the great-grandson of the more famous Alaric I, who sacked Rome in 410. He established his capital at Aire-sur-l'Adour (Vicus Julii) in Aquitaine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alaric II has received more than 297,390 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Alaric II is the 1,613th most popular politician (up from 1,614th in 2019), the 572nd most popular biography from France (up from 578th in 2019) and the 135th most popular French Politician.

Alaric II was most famous for his sack of Rome in 410.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alaric II ranks 1,613 out of 19,576. Before him are Constantius III, Louis the Child, Hostilian, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, Denis Sassou Nguesso, and Jehoiakim. After him are David IV of Georgia, Gregor Strasser, Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, Miloš Obrenović, Ferdinand I of Aragon, and Otto of Greece.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 458, Alaric II ranks 1. After him is Gennadius of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 507, Alaric II ranks 1. After him are Emperor Buretsu, Antipope Laurentius, and Domangart Réti.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alaric II ranks 572 out of 6,770. Before him are Louise Élisabeth of France (1727), René of Anjou (1409), Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769), Joseph Black (1728), Élisabeth of France (1764), and Daniel Auber (1782). After him are Johnny Hallyday (1943), Peter the Hermit (1050), Paul Bocuse (1926), Karl Brandt (1904), Charles, Duke of Orléans (1394), and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Alaric II ranks 135. Before him are Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), Theuderic I (485), Lothair of France (941), Yolande de Polastron (1749), Bernard Tapie (1943), and René of Anjou (1409). After him are Paul Bocuse (1926), Francis, Duke of Guise (1519), Margaret of Anjou (1430), Lazare Carnot (1753), Salome Zourabichvili (1952), and Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092).

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