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Charles, Prince of Wales

1948 - Today

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Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has been heir apparent, Duke of Cornwall, and Duke of Rothesay since 1952, and he is the oldest and longest-serving heir apparent in British history. He is also the longest-serving Prince of Wales, having held that title since 1958.Charles was born at Buckingham Palace as the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun schools, which his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had attended as a child. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles, Prince of Wales has received more than 46,159,149 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 91 in 2019). Charles, Prince of Wales is the 14th most popular nobleman (up from 17th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 74th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Nobleman.

Charles, Prince of Wales is most famous for being the heir to the British throne. He is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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  • 46M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 83.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 93

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Charles, Prince of Wales ranks 14 out of 843. Before him are Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Margrethe II of Denmark, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Lucrezia Borgia, Akihito, and Rollo. After him are Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Juan Carlos I of Spain, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Harold Harefoot, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, and El Cid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Charles, Prince of Wales ranks 1. After him are Al Gore, Jean Reno, Gérard Depardieu, Cat Stevens, Samuel L. Jackson, Svetlana Alexievich, Terry Pratchett, Ozzy Osbourne, Eckhart Tolle, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Hassan Rouhani.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles, Prince of Wales ranks 60 out of 6,924. Before him are Thomas Robert Malthus (1766), Lewis Carroll (1832), Oliver Cromwell (1599), Virginia Woolf (1882), John Stuart Mill (1806), and Richard Burton (1925). After him are David Ricardo (1772), Edward VI of England (1537), George VI (1895), Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930), Henry VII of England (1457), and Mary Shelley (1797).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom

Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Charles, Prince of Wales ranks 5. Before him are Elizabeth II (1926), Ragnar Lodbrok (850), Henry VIII of England (1491), and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900). After him are Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930), Harold Harefoot (1016), Edward VII (1841), Diana, Princess of Wales (1961), Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857), Henry IV of England (1367), and Henrietta of England (1644).

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