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Louis I, Duke of Bavaria

1173 - 1231

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Louis I (German: Ludwig; 23 December 1173 – 15 September 1231), called the Kelheimer or of Kelheim, since he was born and died at Kelheim, was the Duke of Bavaria from 1183 and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1214. He was the only surviving son of Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (the first duke from the House of Wittelsbach) by his wife Agnes of Loon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis I, Duke of Bavaria has received more than 88,639 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis I, Duke of Bavaria is the 3,534th most popular politician (down from 3,321st in 2019), the 958th most popular biography from Germany (down from 907th in 2019) and the 273rd most popular German Politician.

Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, was most famous for being the first person to use the term "Reich" to describe the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the first person to use the term "Kaiser" to describe the Holy Roman Emperor.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria ranks 3,534 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Lluís Llach, Tigellinus, Emperor Sakuramachi, Paul Kagame, and Qutalmish. After him are Yusef of Morocco, Erhard Heiden, Abdoulaye Wade, Edvard Kardelj, Carin Göring, and Paul Blobel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1173, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria ranks 1. After him are Llywelyn the Great, Eudokia Angelina, Shinran, and Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Among people deceased in 1231, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria ranks 4. Before him are Anthony of Padua, Elizabeth of Hungary, and Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu. After him are Emperor Tsuchimikado, Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, William II of Dampierre, Władysław III Spindleshanks, Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark, Valdemar the Young, and Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria ranks 958 out of 7,253. Before him are Margot Frank (1926), Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (1636), Kurt Eisner (1867), Günther Rall (1918), Ernst vom Rath (1909), and Henry II, Duke of Austria (1107). After him are Erhard Heiden (1901), Paul Blobel (1894), Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1557), Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887), Tannhäuser (1205), and Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (1868).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria ranks 273. Before him are Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412), Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778), Edith Frank (1900), Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (1636), Ernst vom Rath (1909), and Henry II, Duke of Austria (1107). After him are Erhard Heiden (1901), Paul Blobel (1894), Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1557), Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443), Conrad II of Italy (1074), and Franz Ziereis (1905).

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