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Charles II of Navarre

1332 - 1387

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Charles II (10 October 1332 – 1 January 1387), known as the Bad, was King of Navarre beginning in 1349, as well as Count of Évreux beginning in 1343, holding both titles until his death in 1387. Besides the Kingdom of Navarre nestled in the Pyrenees, Charles had extensive lands in Normandy, inherited from his father, Count Philip of Évreux, and his mother, Queen Joan II of Navarre, who had received them as compensation for resigning her claims to France, Champagne, and Brie in 1328. Thus, in Northern France, he possessed Évreux, Mortain, parts of Vexin, and a portion of Cotentin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles II of Navarre has received more than 524,957 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Charles II of Navarre is the 1,793rd most popular politician (down from 1,467th in 2019), the 620th most popular biography from France (down from 540th in 2019) and the 144th most popular French Politician.

Charles II of Navarre is most famous for his role in the War of the Three Henrys, which was a conflict between his uncle, Henry III of France, and his two other uncles, Henry I of Navarre and Henry II of England.

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  • 66.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles II of Navarre ranks 1,793 out of 19,576. Before him are Boris I of Bulgaria, Abulfaz Elchibey, Danjong of Joseon, Kęstutis, Jehoram of Judah, and Antonia Minor. After him are Mieszko I of Poland, Xerxes II of Persia, Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans, Hong Xiuquan, Ferdinand I of Naples, and Isaac I Komnenos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1332, Charles II of Navarre ranks 3. Before him are Ibn Khaldun, and John V Palaiologos. After him are Theodora Kantakouzene, Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Xu Da, Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Vladislaus II of Opole, Muhammad VI of Granada, Franco Sacchetti, Pero López de Ayala, and William Langland. Among people deceased in 1387, Charles II of Navarre ranks 2. Before him is Olaf II of Denmark. After him are Peter IV of Aragon, Elizabeth of Bosnia, Abraham Cresques, Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Pasha, and Sāyaṇa.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles II of Navarre ranks 620 out of 6,770. Before him are Albert Uderzo (1927), Lucien Febvre (1878), André the Giant (1946), Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752), Julie Clary (1771), and Pierre de Ronsard (1524). After him are Marina Vlady (1938), Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725), Juliette Binoche (1964), Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne (1611), Guy Debord (1931), and Marie of Anjou (1404).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles II of Navarre ranks 144. Before him are Margaret of Anjou (1430), Lazare Carnot (1753), Salome Zourabichvili (1952), Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092), Léon Blum (1872), and Félix Faure (1841). After him are Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837), Paul Doumer (1857), Ariovistus (-101), Simone Veil (1927), Nicolas Fouquet (1615), and Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus (-90).

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