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Charles VI of France

1368 - 1422

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Charles VI (3 December 1368 – 21 October 1422), nicknamed the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé) and later the Mad (French: le Fol or le Fou), was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422. He is known for his mental illness and psychotic episodes that plagued him throughout his life. He ascended the throne at the young age of eleven, his father leaving behind a favorable military situation, marked by the reconquest of most of the English possessions in France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles VI of France has received more than 3,680,796 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Charles VI of France is the 301st most popular politician (up from 314th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from France (up from 128th in 2019) and the 35th most popular French Politician.

Charles VI of France is most famous for his role in the 100 Years War and for being the king of France when Joan of Arc was executed.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Charles VI of Frances by language

Over the past year Charles VI of France has had the most page views in the with 439,413 views, followed by French (190,369), and Russian (107,591). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Kabyle (2,566.67%), Wu Chinese (105.77%), and Piedmontese (88.54%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles VI of France ranks 301 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles I of Austria, Woodrow Wilson, Hugh Capet, Konstantin Chernenko, Philip III of Spain, and Peter III of Russia. After him are Mahmud II, Slobodan Milošević, Chagatai Khan, Solon, Ahmed II, and Helmut Kohl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1368, Charles VI of France ranks 1. After him are Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England, Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria, and Albert II, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1422, Charles VI of France ranks 1. After him are Henry V of England, Taejong of Joseon, Michelle of Valois, Mustafa Çelebi, Taddeo di Bartolo, John IV, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Charlotte of Bourbon, Queen of Cyprus.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles VI of France ranks 125 out of 6,770. Before him are Roman Polanski (1933), Anatole France (1844), Jean Cocteau (1889), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Guy de Maupassant (1850), and Hugh Capet (940). After him are Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), Louis XII of France (1462), Henri Poincaré (1854), Saint Sebastian (300), Joseph Fourier (1768), and Catherine Deneuve (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles VI of France ranks 35. Before him are Georges Danton (1759), Philippe Pétain (1856), Charles VII of France (1403), Charles VIII of France (1470), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), and Hugh Capet (940). After him are Louis XII of France (1462), Charles V of France (1338), Joachim Murat (1767), Louis XVIII of France (1755), Godfrey of Bouillon (1060), and François Hollande (1954).

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