POLITICIAN
Louis XII of France
1462 - 1515
Louis XII of France
Louis XII (27 June 1462 – 1 January 1515), also known as Louis of Orléans, was King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples from 1501 to 1504. The son of Charles, Duke of Orléans, and Marie of Cleves, he succeeded his second cousin once removed and brother-in-law, Charles VIII, who died childless in 1498. Louis was the second cousin of King Louis XI, who compelled him to marry the latter's disabled and supposedly sterile daughter Joan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis XII of France has received more than 2,275,214 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Louis XII of France is the 312th most popular politician (up from 322nd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from France (up from 135th in 2019) and the 36th most popular French Politician.
Louis XII was most famous for being the king of France who ruled from 1498 to 1515. He was a member of the House of Valois and succeeded his father Charles VIII.
Memorability Metrics
2.3M
Page Views (PV)
75.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
75
Languages Editions (L)
8.12
Effective Languages (L*)
3.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Louis XII of France ranks 312 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmed II, Helmut Kohl, Alfred the Great, George VI, Beatrix of the Netherlands, and Gerald Ford. After him are Croesus, Djoser, Alexander Dubček, Turhan Hatice Sultan, Vyacheslav Molotov, and Ivar the Boneless.
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HPI: 75.90
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HPI: 75.89
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Louis XII of France
1462 - 1515
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 312
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HPI: 75.79
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HPI: 75.76
Rank: 314
Alexander Dubček
1921 - 1992
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 315
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HPI: 75.72
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HPI: 75.71
Rank: 317
Ivar the Boneless
900 - 873
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 318
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1462, Louis XII of France ranks 1. After him are Piero di Cosimo, Joanna la Beltraneja, Pietro Pomponazzi, Johannes Trithemius, Mihnea cel Rău, Pietro Lando, Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, and John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln. Among people deceased in 1515, Louis XII of France ranks 1. After him are Afonso de Albuquerque, Aldus Manutius, Meñli I Giray, Alonso de Ojeda, Bartholomew Columbus, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Mariotto Albertinelli, Abraham Zacuto, Barbara Zápolya, Barbara of Brandenburg, and Pietro Lombardo.
Others Born in 1462
Go to all RankingsLouis XII of France
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1515
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 1
Piero di Cosimo
PAINTER
1462 - 1522
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 2
Joanna la Beltraneja
COMPANION
1462 - 1530
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 3
Pietro Pomponazzi
PHILOSOPHER
1462 - 1525
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 4
Johannes Trithemius
MATHEMATICIAN
1462 - 1516
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 5
Mihnea cel Rău
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1510
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 6
Pietro Lando
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1545
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 7
Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1514
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 8
Edzard I, Count of East Frisia
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1528
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 9
John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1487
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 1515
Go to all RankingsLouis XII of France
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1515
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 1
Afonso de Albuquerque
NOBLEMAN
1453 - 1515
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 2
Aldus Manutius
DESIGNER
1449 - 1515
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 3
Meñli I Giray
POLITICIAN
1445 - 1515
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 4
Alonso de Ojeda
EXPLORER
1466 - 1515
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 5
Bartholomew Columbus
EXPLORER
1460 - 1515
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 6
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1453 - 1515
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 7
Mariotto Albertinelli
PAINTER
1474 - 1515
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 8
Abraham Zacuto
MATHEMATICIAN
1452 - 1515
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 9
Barbara Zápolya
NOBLEMAN
1495 - 1515
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 10
Barbara of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1464 - 1515
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 11
Pietro Lombardo
ARCHITECT
1435 - 1515
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Louis XII of France ranks 127 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Cocteau (1889), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Guy de Maupassant (1850), Hugh Capet (940), Charles VI of France (1368), and Thérèse of Lisieux (1873). After him are Henri Poincaré (1854), Saint Sebastian (300), Joseph Fourier (1768), Catherine Deneuve (1943), Paul Verlaine (1844), and Albert Schweitzer (1875).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean Cocteau
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 121
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1765
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 122
Guy de Maupassant
WRITER
1850 - 1893
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 123
Hugh Capet
POLITICIAN
940 - 996
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 124
Charles VI of France
POLITICIAN
1368 - 1422
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 125
Thérèse of Lisieux
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1873 - 1897
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 126
Louis XII of France
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1515
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 127
Henri Poincaré
MATHEMATICIAN
1854 - 1912
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 128
Saint Sebastian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 287
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 129
Joseph Fourier
MATHEMATICIAN
1768 - 1830
HPI: 75.81
Rank: 130
Catherine Deneuve
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 131
Paul Verlaine
WRITER
1844 - 1896
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 132
Albert Schweitzer
PHYSICIAN
1875 - 1965
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 133
Among POLITICIANS In France
Among politicians born in France, Louis XII of France ranks 36. Before him are Philippe Pétain (1856), Charles VII of France (1403), Charles VIII of France (1470), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Hugh Capet (940), and Charles VI of France (1368). After him are Charles V of France (1338), Joachim Murat (1767), Louis XVIII of France (1755), Godfrey of Bouillon (1060), François Hollande (1954), and Charles IX of France (1550).
Philippe Pétain
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 30
Charles VII of France
1403 - 1461
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 31
Charles VIII of France
1470 - 1498
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 32
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
1708 - 1765
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 33
Hugh Capet
940 - 996
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 34
Charles VI of France
1368 - 1422
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 35
Louis XII of France
1462 - 1515
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 36
Charles V of France
1338 - 1380
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 37
Joachim Murat
1767 - 1815
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 38
Louis XVIII of France
1755 - 1824
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 39
Godfrey of Bouillon
1060 - 1100
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 40
François Hollande
1954 - Present
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 41
Charles IX of France
1550 - 1574
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 42