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Charles II, Elector Palatine
1651 - 1685
Charles II, Elector Palatine
Charles II (German: Karl II.; 10 April 1651, in Heidelberg – 26 May 1685, in Heidelberg) was Elector Palatine from 1680 to 1685. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles II, Elector Palatine has received more than 182,319 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Charles II, Elector Palatine is the 6,790th most popular politician (down from 5,816th in 2019), the 1,853rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,623rd in 2019) and the 540th most popular German Politician.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
63.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
5.87
Effective Languages (L*)
2.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Charles II, Elector Palatine ranks 6,790 out of 19,576. Before him are Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, Al-Hakim I, Hastings Banda, Horace Walpole, Shō Tai, and Ahmed Izzet Pasha. After him are Johannes R. Becher, Herod of Chalcis, Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi, Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, Maxwell D. Taylor, and Marquess of Beixiang.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat
1499 - 1551
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 6,784
Al-Hakim I
1247 - 1302
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 6,785
Hastings Banda
1898 - 1997
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 6,786
Horace Walpole
1717 - 1797
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 6,787
Shō Tai
1843 - 1901
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 6,788
Ahmed Izzet Pasha
1864 - 1937
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 6,789
Charles II, Elector Palatine
1651 - 1685
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 6,790
Johannes R. Becher
1891 - 1958
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 6,791
Herod of Chalcis
1 BC - 48
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 6,792
Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi
1541 - 1578
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 6,793
Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha
1815 - 1871
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 6,794
Maxwell D. Taylor
1901 - 1987
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 6,795
Marquess of Beixiang
1000 - 125
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 6,796
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1651, Charles II, Elector Palatine ranks 10. Before him are William Dampier, Natalya Naryshkina, Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, Engelbert Kaempfer, Madame d'Aulnoy, and Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld. After him are Charles Eugène de Croÿ, Dimitry of Rostov, Johann Krieger, William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Louis Antoine de Noailles, and Joseph Vaz. Among people deceased in 1685, Charles II, Elector Palatine ranks 7. Before him are Charles II of England, Emperor Go-Sai, Adriaen van Ostade, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, and Juan Carreño de Miranda. After him are Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti, Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Michel Le Tellier, Thomas Otway, and Francisco Herrera the Younger.
Others Born in 1651
Go to all RankingsWilliam Dampier
EXPLORER
1651 - 1715
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 4
Natalya Naryshkina
POLITICIAN
1651 - 1694
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 5
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus
MATHEMATICIAN
1651 - 1708
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 6
Engelbert Kaempfer
PHYSICIAN
1651 - 1716
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 7
Madame d'Aulnoy
WRITER
1651 - 1705
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 8
Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1651 - 1722
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 9
Charles II, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1651 - 1685
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 10
Charles Eugène de Croÿ
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1651 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 11
Dimitry of Rostov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1651 - 1709
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 12
Johann Krieger
COMPOSER
1651 - 1735
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 13
William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1651 - 1670
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 14
Louis Antoine de Noailles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1651 - 1729
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 15
Joseph Vaz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1651 - 1711
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1685
Go to all RankingsCharles II of England
POLITICIAN
1630 - 1685
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 1
Emperor Go-Sai
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1685
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 2
Adriaen van Ostade
PAINTER
1610 - 1685
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 3
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
COMPANION
1628 - 1685
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 4
Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato
PAINTER
1609 - 1685
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 5
Juan Carreño de Miranda
PAINTER
1614 - 1685
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 6
Charles II, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1651 - 1685
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 7
Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1685
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 8
Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1629 - 1685
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 9
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1685
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 10
Michel Le Tellier
POLITICIAN
1603 - 1685
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 11
Thomas Otway
WRITER
1652 - 1685
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 12
Francisco Herrera the Younger
PAINTER
1622 - 1685
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 13
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Charles II, Elector Palatine ranks 1,853 out of 7,253. Before him are Paul Drude (1863), Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (1390), Julius Dorpmüller (1869), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia (1746), Hugo Schuchardt (1842), and Joanna Sophia of Bavaria (1373). After him are Günter Behnisch (1922), Johannes R. Becher (1891), Oswald Boelcke (1891), Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse (1906), Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667), and Max Pechstein (1881).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPaul Drude
PHYSICIST
1863 - 1906
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 1,847
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1390 - 1440
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 1,848
Julius Dorpmüller
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1945
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 1,849
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1746 - 1840
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 1,850
Hugo Schuchardt
LINGUIST
1842 - 1927
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 1,851
Joanna Sophia of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1373 - 1410
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 1,852
Charles II, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1651 - 1685
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 1,853
Günter Behnisch
ARCHITECT
1922 - 2010
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 1,854
Johannes R. Becher
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1958
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 1,855
Oswald Boelcke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1916
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 1,856
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1937
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 1,857
Johann Christoph Pepusch
COMPOSER
1667 - 1752
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 1,858
Max Pechstein
PAINTER
1881 - 1955
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 1,859
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Charles II, Elector Palatine ranks 540. Before him are Walther Hewel (1904), Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (1733), Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1460), Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen (1202), Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (1390), and Julius Dorpmüller (1869). After him are Johannes R. Becher (1891), Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse (1906), Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick (1714), Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken (1746), Heinz Jost (1904), and Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1826).
Walther Hewel
1904 - 1945
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 534
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
1733 - 1796
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 535
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1460 - 1536
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 536
Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen
1202 - 1248
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 537
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
1390 - 1440
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 538
Julius Dorpmüller
1869 - 1945
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 539
Charles II, Elector Palatine
1651 - 1685
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 540
Johannes R. Becher
1891 - 1958
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 541
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse
1906 - 1937
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 542
Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick
1714 - 1774
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 543
Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken
1746 - 1795
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 544
Heinz Jost
1904 - 1964
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 545
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
1826 - 1914
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 546