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Charles IV of France

1294 - 1328

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Charles IV (18/19 June 1294 – 1 February 1328), called the Fair (le Bel) in France and the Bald (el Calvo) in Navarre, was last king of the direct line of the House of Capet, King of France and King of Navarre (as Charles I) from 1322 to 1328. Charles was the third son of Philip IV; like his father, he was known as "the fair" or "the handsome". Beginning in 1323 Charles was confronted with a peasant revolt in Flanders, and in 1324 he made an unsuccessful bid to be elected Holy Roman Emperor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles IV of France has received more than 1,281,789 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Charles IV of France is the 497th most popular politician (down from 482nd in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from France (down from 208th in 2019) and the 56th most popular French Politician.

Charles IV of France is most famous for being the first king of France to be crowned in Reims.

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  • 3.26

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles IV of France ranks 497 out of 19,576. Before him are Norodom Sihanouk, Christian IX of Denmark, Edward II of England, Merneptah, Gorm the Old, and Heraklonas. After him are Charles I of England, Nurhaci, Galerius, Alfred Rosenberg, Murad V, and Honorius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1294, Charles IV of France ranks 1. After him are Kusunoki Masashige, John, Duke of Durazzo, Simonida, Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy, Chungsuk of Goryeo, John of Montfort, Hugh IV of Cyprus, and Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut. Among people deceased in 1328, Charles IV of France ranks 2. Before him is Ibn Taymiyyah. After him are Meister Eckhart, Clementia of Hungary, Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Yesün Temür, John of Montecorvino, Ragibagh Khan, Galeazzo I Visconti, Charles, Duke of Calabria, Prince Hisaaki, and Castruccio Castracani.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles IV of France ranks 210 out of 6,770. Before him are Letizia Ramolino (1750), Nicolas Sarkozy (1955), Jean Marais (1913), Jean-Luc Godard (1930), Roland Barthes (1915), and Margaret of Valois (1553). After him are François-René de Chateaubriand (1768), Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663), Pope Clement IV (1190), Pope Urban IV (1185), Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789), and Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan (1611).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles IV of France ranks 56. Before him are Louis X of France (1289), Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113), Louis Bonaparte (1778), Guy of Lusignan (1150), Letizia Ramolino (1750), and Nicolas Sarkozy (1955). After him are Philip V of France (1293), John II of France (1319), Charles the Simple (879), Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619), Richard II of England (1367), and Oscar I of Sweden (1799).

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