498 - 561
Chlothar I (died c. December 561) also anglicised as Clotaire, was a king of the Franks of the Merovingian dynasty and one of the four sons of Clovis I. Chlothar's father, Clovis I, divided the kingdom between his four sons. In 511, Clothar I inherited two large territories on the Western coast of Francia, separated by the lands of his brother Childebert I's Kingdom of Paris. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chlothar I has received more than 336,870 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Chlothar I is the 783rd most popular politician (down from 727th in 2019), the 299th most popular biography from France (down from 298th in 2019) and the 77th most popular Politician.
Chlothar I is most famous for his son, Charlemagne.
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Among politicians, Chlothar I ranks 783 out of 15,577. Before him are Al-Ma'mun, Anton Drexler, Baudouin of Belgium, Nikephoros I, Publius Quinctilius Varus, and Marwan I. After him are Ante Pavelić, Childeric I, Henry III of England, Ardashir I, Julius Nepos, and Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia.
786 - 833
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 777
1884 - 1942
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 778
1930 - 1993
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 779
760 - 811
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 780
46 BC - 9
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 781
623 - 685
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 782
498 - 561
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 783
1889 - 1959
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 784
440 - 481
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 785
1207 - 1272
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 786
180 - 242
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 787
430 - 480
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 788
1361 - 1419
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 789
Among people born in 498, Chlothar I ranks 1. After him are Anjang of Goguryeo and Kevin of Glendalough. Among people deceased in 561, Chlothar I ranks 2. Before him is Pope Pelagius I.
498 - 561
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 1
498 - 531
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 2
498 - 618
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 3
Among people born in France, Chlothar I ranks 299 out of 6,011. Before him are Nadar (1820), Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757), Louis VI of France (1081), Elisabeth of Valois (1545), William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825), and Michel Platini (1955). After him are Frédéric Mistral (1830), Joan I of Navarre (1273), Robert I, Duke of Normandy (1010), Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682), Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738), and Alfred Werner (1866).
1820 - 1910
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 293
1757 - 1834
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 294
1081 - 1137
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 295
1545 - 1568
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 296
1825 - 1905
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 297
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 298
498 - 561
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 299
1830 - 1914
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 300
1273 - 1305
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 301
1010 - 1035
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 302
1682 - 1712
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 303
1738 - 1814
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 304
1866 - 1919
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 305
Among politicians born in France, Chlothar I ranks 77. Before him are Anne of Brittany (1477), Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661), Letizia Ramolino (1750), Robert II of France (972), John I of France (1316), and Louis VI of France (1081). After him are Joan I of Navarre (1273), Robert I, Duke of Normandy (1010), Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682), Édouard Daladier (1884), Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (1748), and Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1275).
1477 - 1514
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 71
1661 - 1711
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 72
1750 - 1836
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 73
972 - 1031
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 74
1316 - 1316
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 75
1081 - 1137
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 76
498 - 561
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 77
1273 - 1305
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 78
1010 - 1035
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 79
1682 - 1712
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 80
1884 - 1970
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 81
1748 - 1836
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 82
1275 - 1313
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 83