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Louis III of France

863 - 882

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Louis III (863/65 – 5 August 882) was King of West Francia from 879 until his death in 882. Despite questions of his legitimacy and challenges against his ascendance to the monarchy, Louis would prove to be an effective leader during his reign, notable for the defeat of Viking invaders at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu in August 881 that would later be immortalized in the poem Ludwigslied. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis III of France has received more than 410,433 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Louis III of France is the 1,263rd most popular politician (down from 1,197th in 2019), the 452nd most popular biography from France (down from 440th in 2019) and the 108th most popular French Politician.

Louis III, also known as Louis the Stammerer, was the King of France from 877 until his death in 879. He was the eldest son of King Louis II and Judith of Bavaria. He succeeded his father on 25 June 877 at the age of thirteen. He was crowned at Paris on 9 January 878 by Hincmar, archbishop of Reims.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis III of France ranks 1,263 out of 19,576. Before him are Fritz Sauckel, Alexei Rykov, Theodoric the Great, Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, Ludvík Svoboda, and Andronikos III Palaiologos. After him are John V Palaiologos, Henri, Count of Chambord, Jefferson Davis, Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Ludwig I of Bavaria, and Ferdinand I of Romania.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 863, Louis III of France ranks 1. After him is Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders. Among people deceased in 882, Louis III of France ranks 2. Before him is Pope John VIII. After him are Louis the Younger, García Íñiguez of Pamplona, Hincmar, Rorik of Dorestad, and Eudokia Ingerina.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis III of France ranks 452 out of 6,770. Before him are Elisabeth of France (1602), Hippolyte Taine (1828), Anouk Aimée (1932), Isabelle Huppert (1953), Abraham de Moivre (1667), and Charles Le Brun (1619). After him are Suzanne Valadon (1865), Henri, Count of Chambord (1820), Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786), François Arago (1786), Gregory of Tours (538), and Emmanuel Macron (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis III of France ranks 108. Before him are Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856), Pauline Bonaparte (1780), Jean Monnet (1888), Albert Lebrun (1871), Joan I of Navarre (1273), and Elisabeth of France (1602). After him are Henri, Count of Chambord (1820), Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786), Emmanuel Macron (1977), Caroline Bonaparte (1782), Stephen, King of England (1095), and Charles-Henri Sanson (1739).

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