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Charles V of France

1338 - 1380

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Charles V (21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380), called the Wise (French: le Sage; Latin: Sapiens), was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380. His reign marked an early high point for France during the Hundred Years' War as his armies recovered much of the territory held by the English and successfully reversed the military losses of his predecessors. Charles became regent of France when his father John II was captured by the English at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles V of France has received more than 1,514,585 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles V of France is the 321st most popular politician (up from 345th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from France (up from 148th in 2019) and the 37th most popular French Politician.

Charles V of France is most famous for being the ruler of France from 1364 to 1422. He was also the ruler of Spain, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the King of Germany.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Charles V of Frances by language

Over the past year Charles V of France has had the most page views in the with 194,809 views, followed by French (157,564), and Spanish (67,859). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Wu Chinese (123.60%), Simple English (94.18%), and Ido (81.21%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles V of France ranks 321 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander Dubček, Turhan Hatice Sultan, Vyacheslav Molotov, Ivar the Boneless, Crazy Horse, and Elizabeth of Russia. After him are Shivaji, Paul I of Russia, Abbas the Great, Sejong the Great, Şehzade Bayezid, and Stephen I of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1338, Charles V of France ranks 1. After him are Tvrtko I of Bosnia, Joanna of Bourbon, Biligtü Khan Ayushiridara, Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Emperor Go-Kōgon, Alexios III of Trebizond, Louis, King of Sicily, John Ball, Chungjeong of Goryeo, and Ismail II of Granada. Among people deceased in 1380, Charles V of France ranks 1. After him are Catherine of Siena, Bertrand du Guesclin, Haakon VI of Norway, Mamai, Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha, Inca Roca, Emperor Kōmyō, Manuel Kantakouzenos, Margaret of Brabant, Countess of Flanders, and Theodoric of Prague.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles V of France ranks 136 out of 6,770. Before him are Joseph Fourier (1768), Catherine Deneuve (1943), Paul Verlaine (1844), Albert Schweitzer (1875), Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717), and Jacques Lacan (1901). After him are François Villon (1431), Alexandre Dumas fils (1824), Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122), Joachim Murat (1767), Louis XVIII of France (1755), and Gérard Depardieu (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles V of France ranks 37. Before him are Charles VII of France (1403), Charles VIII of France (1470), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Hugh Capet (940), Charles VI of France (1368), and Louis XII of France (1462). After him are Joachim Murat (1767), Louis XVIII of France (1755), Godfrey of Bouillon (1060), François Hollande (1954), Charles IX of France (1550), and Henry II of England (1133).

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