823 - 877
Charles the Bald (French: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), King of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a series of civil wars during the reign of his father, Louis the Pious, Charles succeeded, by the Treaty of Verdun (843), in acquiring the western third of the empire. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles the Bald has received more than 2,260,548 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Charles the Bald is the 269th most popular politician (down from 241st in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Germany (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Politician.
Charles the Bald is most famous for being the son of Louis the Pious and his second wife Judith. He was crowned King of France in 877 and King of Italy in 875. He was also Holy Roman Emperor.
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Among politicians, Charles the Bald ranks 269 out of 15,577. Before him are Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, Philippe Pétain, Rüstem Pasha, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Philip IV of Spain, and Mahmud II. After him are Edward III of England, Elizabeth of Russia, William the Silent, Silvio Berlusconi, Harald Fairhair, and Georges Danton.
1161 - 1185
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 263
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 264
1500 - 1561
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 265
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 266
1605 - 1665
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 267
1785 - 1839
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 268
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 269
1312 - 1377
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 270
1709 - 1762
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 271
1533 - 1584
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 272
1936 - 2023
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 273
850 - 933
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 274
1759 - 1794
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 275
Among people born in 823, Charles the Bald ranks 1. After him are Muhammad I of Córdoba and Pepin II of Aquitaine. Among people deceased in 877, Charles the Bald ranks 1. After him are Halfdan Ragnarsson, John Scotus Eriugena, Causantín mac Cináeda, Ignatios of Constantinople, and Jayavarman III.
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 1
823 - 886
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 2
823 - 864
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 3
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 1
900 - 877
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 2
810 - 877
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 3
836 - 877
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 4
797 - 877
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 5
800 - 877
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 6
Among people born in Germany, Charles the Bald ranks 81 out of 6,142. Before him are Caspar David Friedrich (1774), Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714), Richard Strauss (1864), Heinz Guderian (1888), Heinrich Schliemann (1822), and Arminius (-17). After him are Charles Bukowski (1920), Erich Maria Remarque (1898), William the Silent (1533), Peter III of Russia (1728), Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), and Albertus Magnus (1206).
1774 - 1840
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 75
1714 - 1787
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 76
1864 - 1949
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 77
1888 - 1954
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 78
1822 - 1890
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 79
17 BC - 21
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 80
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 81
1920 - 1994
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 82
1898 - 1970
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 83
1533 - 1584
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 84
1728 - 1762
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 85
1893 - 1946
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 86
1206 - 1280
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 87
Among politicians born in Germany, Charles the Bald ranks 17. Before him are William I, German Emperor (1797), Reinhard Heydrich (1904), Klemens von Metternich (1773), Martin Bormann (1900), Konrad Adenauer (1876), and Helmut Kohl (1930). After him are William the Silent (1533), Peter III of Russia (1728), Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), Gerhard Schröder (1944), Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050), and Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368).
1797 - 1888
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 11
1904 - 1942
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 12
1773 - 1859
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 13
1900 - 1945
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 14
1876 - 1967
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 15
1930 - 2017
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 16
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 17
1533 - 1584
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 18
1728 - 1762
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 19
1893 - 1946
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 20
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 21
1050 - 1106
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 22
1368 - 1437
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 23