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Louis I of Hungary

1326 - 1382

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Louis I, also Louis the Great (Hungarian: Nagy Lajos; Croatian: Ludovik Veliki; Slovak: Ľudovít Veľký) or Louis the Hungarian (Polish: Ludwik Węgierski; 5 March 1326 – 10 September 1382), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 and King of Poland from 1370. He was the first child of Charles I of Hungary and his wife, Elizabeth of Poland, to survive infancy. A 1338 treaty between his father and Casimir III of Poland, Louis's maternal uncle, confirmed Louis's right to inherit the Kingdom of Poland if his uncle died without a son. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis I of Hungary has received more than 771,060 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Louis I of Hungary is the 553rd most popular politician (down from 535th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Hungary and the 7th most popular Hungarian Politician.

Louis I of Hungary is most famous for his victory over the Ottoman Turks in the Battle of Mohacs.

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  • 72.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis I of Hungary ranks 553 out of 15,577. Before him are Józef Piłsudski, Stephen Báthory, Ay, Valentinian III, Musa I of Mali, and Galerius. After him are Robert Schuman, Władysław IV Vasa, Yaroslav the Wise, Frederick William III of Prussia, Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, and Manuel I of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1326, Louis I of Hungary ranks 2. Before him is Murad I. After him are Joanna I of Naples, Ivan II of Moscow, Joan I, Countess of Auvergne, Simeon Uroš, Rinchinbal Khan, Maria of Navarre, Tommaso da Modena, and Manuel Kantakouzenos. Among people deceased in 1382, Louis I of Hungary ranks 1. After him are Joanna I of Naples, Kęstutis, Nicole Oresme, Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile, Margaret I, Countess of Burgundy, Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans, Lala Şahin Pasha, Birutė, Andrea Contarini, Peter II of Cyprus, and Michele Morosini.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Louis I of Hungary ranks 16 out of 866. Before him are Louis II of Hungary (1506), Stephen I of Hungary (975), Miklós Horthy (1868), Imre Nagy (1896), Ignaz Semmelweis (1818), and Gaiseric (389). After him are Imre Kertész (1929), Jadwiga of Poland (1374), Count of St. Germain (1712), Robert Capa (1913), Árpád (845), and György Lukács (1885).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Louis I of Hungary ranks 7. Before him are Matthias Corvinus (1443), Louis II of Hungary (1506), Stephen I of Hungary (975), Miklós Horthy (1868), Imre Nagy (1896), and Gaiseric (389). After him are Jadwiga of Poland (1374), Árpád (845), Andrew II of Hungary (1175), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371), and Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409).

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