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Louis the German

806 - 876

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Louis the German (c. 806/810 – 28 August 876), also known as Louis II of Germany, was the first king of East Francia, and ruled from 843 to 876 AD. Grandson of emperor Charlemagne and the third son of Louis the Pious, emperor of Francia, and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye, he received the appellation Germanicus shortly after his death, when East Francia became known as the kingdom of Germany. After protracted clashes with his father and his brothers, Louis received the East Frankish kingdom in the Treaty of Verdun (843). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis the German has received more than 742,967 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Louis the German is the 473rd most popular politician (up from 527th in 2019).

Louis the German was the son of Louis the Pious and the father of Louis the Child. He became the King of East Francia in 843 and Holy Roman Emperor in 876. He is most famous for being a part of the Carolingian dynasty.

Memorability Metrics

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Louis the Germen by language

Over the past year Louis the German has had the most page views in the with 105,458 views, followed by German (50,867), and Russian (23,879). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Norwegian (Nynorsk) (229.80%), North Frisian (56.99%), and Croatian (56.09%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis the German ranks 473 out of 19,576. Before him are Yongle Emperor, Imre Nagy, Heydar Aliyev, Frederick I of Prussia, Louis II of Hungary, and Guy of Lusignan. After him are Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Sukarno, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, George I of Great Britain, Maximian, and Hongwu Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 806, Louis the German ranks 1. After him are Al-Baladhuri, and Hincmar. Among people deceased in 876, Louis the German ranks 2. Before him is Björn Ironside. After him are Kocel, Hemma, Conrad II, Duke of Transjurane Burgundy, and Domagoj of Croatia.

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