POLITICIAN

Chlothar I

498 - 561

Chlothar I

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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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
8.55
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among POLITICIANS

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.

Others Born in 498

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Chlothar I
498 - 561
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 1
Anjang of Goguryeo
498 - 531
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 2
Kevin of Glendalough
498 - 618
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 561

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Pope Pelagius I
505 - 561
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 1
Chlothar I
498 - 561
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 2

In France

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).

Others born in France

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Nadar
1820 - 1910
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 293
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
1757 - 1834
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 294
Louis VI of France
1081 - 1137
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 295
Elisabeth of Valois
1545 - 1568
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 296
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
1825 - 1905
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 297
Michel Platini
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 298
Chlothar I
498 - 561
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 299
Frédéric Mistral
1830 - 1914
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 300
Joan I of Navarre
1273 - 1305
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 301
Robert I, Duke of Normandy
1010 - 1035
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 302
Louis, Duke of Burgundy
1682 - 1712
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 303
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
1738 - 1814
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 304
Alfred Werner
1866 - 1919
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 305