POLITICIAN

Christian VIII of Denmark

1786 - 1848

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Christian VIII (18 September 1786 – 20 January 1848) was King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, as Christian Frederick, King of Norway in 1814.Christian Frederick was the eldest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick, a younger son of King Frederick V of Denmark and Norway. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian VIII of Denmark has received more than 846,929 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Christian VIII of Denmark is the 827th most popular politician (up from 1,281st in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 45th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Danish Politician.

Christian VIII of Denmark is most famous for being the father of Queen Louise of Denmark, who was the wife of King Christian IX of Denmark.

Memorability Metrics

  • 850k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Christian VIII of Denmark has had the most page views in the with 122,510 views, followed by Danish (32,452), and French (23,027). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are West Frisian (30,700.00%), Macedonian (1,010.42%), and Ido (82.06%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian VIII of Denmark ranks 827 out of 19,576Before him are Kurt Waldheim, Arthur Henderson, Ivan VI of Russia, Jahangir, Todor Zhivkov, and Vajiralongkorn. After him are Berke, Ilham Aliyev, Constantine II, Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Nikephoros I, and Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1786, Christian VIII of Denmark ranks 2Before him is Carl Maria von Weber. After him are John Vianney, Wilhelm Grimm, Marie Walewska, Ludwig I of Bavaria, François Arago, Michel Eugène Chevreul, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Davy Crockett, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, and John Franklin. Among people deceased in 1848, Christian VIII of Denmark ranks 7Before him are Emily Brontë, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Gaetano Donizetti, François-René de Chateaubriand, George Stephenson, and John Quincy Adams. After him are Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, Bernard Bolzano, Caroline Herschel, Vissarion Belinsky, Nicolas Oudinot, and María Isabella of Spain.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christian VIII of Denmark ranks 29 out of 1,032Before him are Sigrid Undset (1882), Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), Christian II of Denmark (1481), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), Johannes V. Jensen (1873), and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946). After him are Henrik Pontoppidan (1857), Frederick V of Denmark (1723), Frederick VI of Denmark (1768), Lars von Trier (1956), Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770), and Frederick III of Denmark (1609).

Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Christian VIII of Denmark ranks 16Before him are Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian X of Denmark (1870), Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), Christian II of Denmark (1481), and Alexandra of Denmark (1844). After him are Frederick V of Denmark (1723), Frederick VI of Denmark (1768), Frederick III of Denmark (1609), Valdemar II of Denmark (1170), Frederick VII of Denmark (1808), and Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320).