RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Chrodegang

715 - 766

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Chrodegang (Latin: Chrodogangus; German: Chrodegang, Hruotgang; died 6 March 766) was the Frankish Bishop of Metz from 742 or 748 until his death. He served as chancellor for his kinsman, Charles Martel. Chrodegang is claimed to be a progenitor of the Frankish dynasty of the Robertians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chrodegang has received more than 49,210 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Chrodegang is the 1,588th most popular religious figure (up from 1,781st in 2019), the 332nd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 386th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Belgian Religious Figure.

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  • 49k

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  • 54.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Chrodegang ranks 1,588 out of 3,187. Before him are Gun, Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna, Saint Meinhard, Anthim the Iberian, Abercius of Hieropolis, and Sidi Boushaki. After him are Raimon Panikkar, Sigfrid of Sweden, Lanfranc, Aga Khan II, Kirill of Turov, and Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 715, Chrodegang ranks 7. Before him are Pepin the Short, Pope Stephen II, Favila of Asturias, Marina the Monk, Anan ben David, and Hiltrud.  Among people deceased in 766, Chrodegang ranks 1. After him are Sabin of Bulgaria, and Umor of Bulgaria.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Chrodegang ranks 332 out of 1,190. Before him are Violetta Villas (1938), Justus Sustermans (1597), Thierry Boutsen (1957), Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1217), Eugène Boch (1855), and Paul Bril (1556). After him are Emile Claus (1849), John I, Count of Hainaut (1218), Jan Porcellis (1583), Richilde, Countess of Hainaut (1100), Jean-Marc Bosman (1964), and Franky Van der Elst (1961).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Belgium

Among religious figures born in Belgium, Chrodegang ranks 17. Before him are William of St-Thierry (1085), Edward Schillebeeckx (1914), John Berchmans (1599), Godfried Danneels (1933), Désiré-Joseph Mercier (1851), and Leo Joseph Suenens (1904). After him are Sigebert of Gembloux (1030), Joseph Cardijn (1882), Jozef De Kesel (1947), Peter Jan Beckx (1795), Jean-Baptiste Janssens (1889), and Jan Pieter Schotte (1928).

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