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Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders

830 - 879

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Baldwin I (probably 830s – 879), also known as Baldwin Iron Arm (Dutch: Boudewijn met de IJzeren Arm; the epithet is first recorded in the 12th century), was the first margrave of Flanders, which evolved into the County of Flanders. He was reputedly the son of Odoacer. Odoacer was the son of Enguerrand delle Fiandre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders has received more than 122,765 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders is the 2,795th most popular politician (up from 3,114th in 2019).

Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders is most famous for being the first ruler of Flanders to unite the territory under his control.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders ranks 2,795 out of 19,576. Before him are Chilperic I, Absalon, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Bolesław Bierut, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, and Causantín mac Cináeda. After him are Mykola Azarov, John William Friso, Prince of Orange, Jacob Zuma, Nigel Farage, Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, and Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 830, Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders ranks 6. Before him are Rurik, Pope Marinus I, Junayd of Baghdad, Saint Naum, and Carloman of Bavaria. After him are Kocel, Ermentrude of Orléans, Emperor Kōkō, Guthrum, Rimbert, and Mutimir of Serbia. Among people deceased in 879, Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders ranks 3. Before him are Rurik, and Louis the Stammerer. After him are Anastasius Bibliothecarius, Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, Zdeslav of Croatia, and Ansgarde of Burgundy.

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