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Childebert the Adopted

650 - 662

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Childebert III the Adopted (Childebertus Adoptivus) was a Frankish king.Childebert was a son of the Mayor of the Palace Grimoald the Elder. He was thus a grandson of Pepin of Landen.He was adopted by King Sigebert III and Queen Chimnechild.When Sigebert III died in 656, Grimoald had Sigebert’s biological son Dagobert II tonsured and sent him to an Irish monastery and then proclaimed Childebert king of Austrasia.Grimoald, Childebert and Ansegisel (who had married the daughter of Pepin of Landen) were finally seized and turned over to the king of Neustria, Clovis II, who had them killed. There are two differing accounts of his death, however. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Childebert the Adopted has received more than 79,937 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Childebert the Adopted is the 3,914th most popular politician (down from 3,600th in 2019).

Childebert the adopted is most famous for his conversion to Christianity. He was the son of Clovis I and his wife, Clotilda.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Childebert the Adopted has had the most page views in the with 12,514 views, followed by French (9,697), and Russian (2,822). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Macedonian (59.33%), Swedish (55.59%), and Alemannic (44.20%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Childebert the Adopted ranks 3,914 out of 19,576. Before him are Władysław II the Exile, Teispes, Chung Il-kwon, Henry, Count of Portugal, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, and Ovadia Yosef. After him are Uldin, Jean Bart, Orestes, Sancho III of Castile, Julia Maesa, and Phraates IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 650, Childebert the Adopted ranks 9. Before him are Dagobert II, Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi, Chlothar III, Odo the Great, and Jindeok of Silla. After him are Abdullah ibn Ja'far, Rupert of Salzburg, Muslim ibn Aqil, Pope Sisinnius, Reccared II, and Ebroin. Among people deceased in 662, Childebert the Adopted ranks 2. Before him is Maximus the Confessor. After him are Ansegisel, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, and Godepert.

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