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POLITICIAN

Christopher of Bavaria

1416 - 1448

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Christopher of Bavaria (German: Christoph von Pfalz-Neumarkt; Danish and Norwegian: Christoffer af/av Bayern; Swedish Kristofer av Bayern; 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 417,243 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Christopher of Bavaria is the 1,452nd most popular politician (down from 1,379th in 2019), the 403rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 394th in 2019) and the 112th 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

  • 420k

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  • 67.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christopher of Bavaria ranks 1,452 out of 15,577Before him are Kim Young-sam, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Tipu Sultan, Tristan, Maria II of Portugal, and Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia. After him are Symon Petliura, Carol I of Romania, Caroline Bonaparte, Egon Krenz, Peter I of Portugal, and Margaret Theresa of Spain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1416, Christopher of Bavaria ranks 2Before 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 2Before him is John VIII Palaiologos. After him are Vidyapati, Theodore II Palaiologos, Carlo II Tocco, and Vasily Kosoy.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christopher of Bavaria ranks 403 out of 6,142Before him are Joachim Peiper (1915), Hans Lippershey (1570), Walter Schellenberg (1910), Robert Ley (1890), Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784), and Klaus Meine (1948). After him are Carol I of Romania (1839), J. Hans D. Jensen (1907), Dietrich von Choltitz (1894), Gerda Taro (1910), Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724), and Regiomontanus (1436).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Christopher of Bavaria ranks 112Before him are Leo von Caprivi (1831), Louise Mountbatten (1889), Ernst Thälmann (1886), Walter Schellenberg (1910), Robert Ley (1890), and Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784). After him are Carol I of Romania (1839), Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1870), Christian V of Denmark (1646), Hans Fritzsche (1900), Æthelwulf, King of Wessex (795), and Victoria of Baden (1862).