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Charles of Provence

845 - 863

Charles of Provence

Charles of Provence or Charles II (845 – 25 January 863) was the Carolingian King of Provence from 855 until his early death in 863. Charles was the youngest son of Emperor Lothair I and Ermengarde of Tours.His father divided Middle Francia between his three sons: the eldest, Louis, received Italy and the emperorship; Lothair II received Lotharingia (modern Lorraine, the Low Countries, and Upper Burgundy); and the youngest, Charles, received Lower Burgundy.Charles was only a child when his father died; and the governance of his realm was undertaken by his tutor, Count Girart de Roussillon, whose wife had been a sister-in-law of Lothar I. Girart was a vigorous regent, defending the kingdom from the Northmen, who raided up the Rhone as far as Valence. Charles' uncle Charles the Bald attempted to intervene in Provence in 861. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles of Provence has received more than 81,600 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Charles of Provence is the 3,819th most popular politician (up from 4,165th in 2019).

Charles of Provence was most famous for being the youngest son of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile.

Memorability Metrics

82k
Page Views (PV)
61.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
8.86
Effective Languages (L*)
2.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Charles of Provences by language

Over the past year Charles of Provence has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 13,192 views, followed by French (4,639), and Russian (3,225). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are West Frisian (86.35%), Croatian (75.41%), and North Frisian (59.74%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles of Provence ranks 3,819 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Mary of Clopas, Tancred of Hauteville, Mao Anying, Suleiman of Persia, and Dong Biwu. After him are Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Jindeok of Silla, Godigisel, Emperor Go-Nara, Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders, and Sviatoslav II of Kiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 845, Charles of Provence ranks 3. Before him are Árpád, and Sugawara no Michizane. After him are Richilde of Provence, and Liutgard of Saxony. Among people deceased in 863, Charles of Provence ranks 1. After him are Bivin of Gorze, and Swithun.