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Charles the Younger

772 - 811

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Charles the Younger (c. 772 – 4 December 811) was the son of the Frankish ruler Charlemagne and his wife Queen Hildegard. Charlemagne's second son, Charles gained favour over his older, possibly illegitimate half brother Pepin. Charles was entrusted with lands and important military commands by his father. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles the Younger has received more than 238,473 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Charles the Younger is the 2,854th most popular politician (up from 3,341st in 2019).

Charles the Younger was most famous for being a member of the Carolingian dynasty and the son of Charlemagne.

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  • 240k

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  • 63.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles the Younger ranks 2,854 out of 19,576. Before him are Vuk Branković, Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, Netjerkare Siptah, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, Francisco de Almeida, and Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases. After him are Canute Lavard, Alfonso III of Aragon, Vukašin of Serbia, Zhang Xueliang, Askar Akayev, and James II of Scotland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 772, Charles the Younger ranks 2. Before him is Bai Juyi. After him are Wala of Corbie, and Liu Yuxi. Among people deceased in 811, Charles the Younger ranks 2. Before him is Nikephoros I. After him are Pepin the Hunchback, and Sakanoue no Tamuramaro.

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