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Alaric II

458 - 507

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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 275,082 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Alaric II is the 1,619th most popular politician (down from 1,309th in 2019), the 578th most popular biography from France (down from 502nd in 2019) and the 138th most popular French Politician.

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

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  • 8.35

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  • 2.78

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alaric II ranks 1,619 out of 15,577Before him are Zhao Ziyang, Yuan Shao, Mátyás Rákosi, Claudia Octavia, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, and Henry, King of Portugal. After him are Uzziah, Olybrius, Celâl Bayar, Libius Severus, Crazy Horse, and Pharamond.

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Contemporaries

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

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In France

Among people born in France, Alaric II ranks 578 out of 6,011Before him are Charles-Henri Sanson (1739), François Arago (1786), Gustave Caillebotte (1848), Paul Dukas (1865), Roger I of Sicily (1031), and Gaston Leroux (1868). After him are Alfred de Musset (1810), Pierre Richard (1934), René Lacoste (1904), Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769), Jacques Monod (1910), and Robert Bresson (1901).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Alaric II ranks 138Before him are René of Anjou (1409), Carus (230), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), Theuderic I (485), Childebert I (497), and Charles-Henri Sanson (1739). After him are Francis, Duke of Guise (1519), Pasquale Paoli (1725), Charles, Duke of Vendôme (1489), Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848), Yolande de Polastron (1749), and Jean Parisot de Valette (1494).