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Christopher of Bavaria

1416 - 1448

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Christopher of Bavaria (Danish and Norwegian: Christoffer; Swedish: Kristofer; 26 February 1416 – 5/6 January 1448) was King of Denmark (1440–48, as Christopher III), Sweden (1441–48) and Norway (1442–48) during the era of the Kalmar Union. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher of Bavaria has received more than 456,217 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Christopher of Bavaria is the 1,461st most popular politician (down from 1,448th in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from Germany (up from 403rd in 2019) and the 107th most popular German Politician.

Christopher of Bavaria is most famous for being a member of the House of Wittelsbach, which ruled over Bavaria from 1180 to 1918. He was the son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret of Holland.

Memorability Metrics

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christopher of Bavaria ranks 1,461 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexios I of Trebizond, Carlos I of Portugal, Leo II, Cyrus I, Mohammad Khatami, and Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr. After him are Margaret Theresa of Spain, Yeonsangun of Joseon, Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, Jiajing Emperor, Porfirio Díaz, and Masinissa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1416, Christopher of Bavaria ranks 2. Before him is Piero di Cosimo de' Medici. After him are Francis of Paola, Mara Branković, Benedetto Cotrugli, Qaitbay, and Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1448, Christopher of Bavaria ranks 2. Before him is John VIII Palaiologos. After him are Vidyapati, Theodore II Palaiologos, Adolph I, Duke of Cleves, Vasily Kosoy, and Carlo II Tocco.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christopher of Bavaria ranks 385 out of 7,253. Before him are Werner Herzog (1942), Rudolf Carnap (1891), Albrecht Kossel (1853), Alfred von Schlieffen (1833), Alexandra Feodorovna (1798), and Pina Bausch (1940). After him are Hermann Fegelein (1906), Adolf Windaus (1876), James Franck (1882), Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780), Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864), and Leo von Caprivi (1831).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Christopher of Bavaria ranks 107. Before him are Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567), Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845), Christian V of Denmark (1646), Ernst Thälmann (1886), Joachim Gauck (1940), and Chlodio (393). After him are Leo von Caprivi (1831), Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911), Hans Luther (1879), Louise Mountbatten (1889), Robert Ley (1890), and Otto of Bavaria (1848).

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