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Chlothar II
584 - 629
Chlothar II
Chlothar II, sometime called "the Young" (French: le Jeune), (May/June 584 – 18 October 629) was king of the Franks, ruling Neustria (584–629), Burgundy (613–629) and Austrasia (613–623). The son of Chilperic I and his third wife, Fredegund, he started his reign as an infant under the regency of his mother, who was in an uneasy alliance with Chlothar's uncle King Guntram of Burgundy, who died in 592. Chlothar took power upon the death of his mother in 597; though rich, his realm was one of the smallest portions of Francia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chlothar II has received more than 318,513 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Chlothar II is the 1,061st most popular politician (up from 1,120th in 2019).
Chlothar II is most famous for being the king of the Franks from 628-639. He was the son of Dagobert I and the father of Dagobert II.
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Among politicians, Chlothar II ranks 1,061 out of 15,577. Before him are Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Creon, Queen Paola of Belgium, Saud of Saudi Arabia, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Shoshenq I. After him are Sigismund I the Old, Adolphe Thiers, Himiko, Yulia Tymoshenko, Klas Pontus Arnoldson, and Ariq Böke.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 584, Chlothar II ranks 1. Among people deceased in 629, Chlothar II ranks 2. Before him is Zayd ibn Harithah. After him are Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, Zainab bint Muhammad, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, Shahrbaraz, 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, Khosrow III, Al-A'sha, and Eochaid Buide.
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Zayd ibn Harithah
581 - 629
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 1
Chlothar II
584 - 629
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 2
Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb
550 - 629
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 3
Zainab bint Muhammad
600 - 629
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 4
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
589 - 629
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 5
Shahrbaraz
600 - 629
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 6
'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 7
Khosrow III
600 - 629
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 8
Al-A'sha
570 - 629
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 9
Eochaid Buide
501 - 629
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 10
