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Charles II of Naples

1254 - 1309

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Charles II, also known as Charles the Lame (French: Charles le Boiteux; Italian: Carlo lo Zoppo; 1254 – 5 May 1309), was King of Naples, Count of Provence and Forcalquier (1285–1309), Prince of Achaea (1285–1289), and Count of Anjou and Maine (1285–1290); he also was King of Albania (1285–1294), and claimed the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1285. He was the son of Charles I of Anjou—one of the most powerful European monarchs in the second half of the 13th century—and Beatrice of Provence. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles II of Naples has received more than 402,185 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Charles II of Naples is the 1,644th most popular politician (down from 1,639th in 2019), the 614th most popular biography from Italy and the 100th most popular Italian Politician.

Charles II of Naples is most famous for being the last ruler of the Kingdom of Naples before it became a part of the French Empire.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles II of Naples ranks 1,644 out of 19,576. Before him are Oruç Reis, Critias, Aung San, Empress Lü, Ferdinand Marcos, and Robert, Count of Clermont. After him are Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Cemal Gürsel, Publius Clodius Pulcher, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Euric.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1254, Charles II of Naples ranks 3. Before him are Marco Polo, and Osman I. After him are Marie of Brabant, Queen of France, Zhao Mengfu, Floris V, Count of Holland, Dmitry of Pereslavl, and Margaret of France, Duchess of Brabant. Among people deceased in 1309, Charles II of Naples ranks 1. After him are François Grimaldi, Angela of Foligno, Raden Wijaya, Henry III, Duke of Głogów, and James of Saint George.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Charles II of Naples ranks 614 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Stephen VI (850), Marsilius of Padua (1275), Cosima Wagner (1837), Constans (320), Pinturicchio (1454), and Alessandro Manzoni (1785). After him are Publius Clodius Pulcher (-90), Frank Capra (1897), Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782), Domenico Cimarosa (1749), Olybrius (400), and Arrigo Sacchi (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Charles II of Naples ranks 100. Before him are Titus Tatius (-800), Bona Sforza (1494), Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777), Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (1545), Alexander of Battenberg (1857), and Constans (320). After him are Publius Clodius Pulcher (-90), Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782), Olybrius (400), Andrew III of Hungary (1265), Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (1860), and Kurt Schuschnigg (1897).

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