New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

POLITICIAN

Louis the Pious

778 - 840

Photo of Louis the Pious

Icon of person Louis the Pious

Louis the Pious (Latin: Hludowicus Pius; German: Ludwig der Fromme; French: Louis le Pieux; 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aquitaine from 781. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis the Pious has received more than 2,610,408 page views. His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Louis the Pious is the 189th most popular politician (down from 147th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from France (down from 71st in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Politician.

Louis the Pious is most famous for being the son of Charlemagne and for his role in the Carolingian Renaissance.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 78.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 80

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Louis the Pious by language


Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis the Pious ranks 189 out of 15,577Before him are Alp Arslan, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump, Leonidas I, and Jawaharlal Nehru. After him are Caracalla, Salvador Allende, Klemens von Metternich, Titus, Edward IV of England, and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 778, Louis the Pious ranks 1After him are Ermengarde of Hesbaye, Emperor Xianzong of Tang, Welf, and Alpín mac Echdach. Among people deceased in 840, Louis the Pious ranks 1After him are Einhard, Emperor Wenzong of Tang, Emperor Junna, Agobard, and Euphrosyne.

Others Born in 778

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 840

Go to all Rankings

In France

Among people born in France, Louis the Pious ranks 81 out of 6,011Before him are Henry III of France (1551), Tacitus (54), Pope Urban II (1042), Marquis de Sade (1740), Gustave Courbet (1819), and Irène Joliot-Curie (1897). After him are Caracalla (188), Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749), Edward IV of England (1442), Louis Philippe I (1773), Charles X of France (1757), and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis the Pious ranks 17Before him are Claudius (-10), Francis I of France (1494), Cardinal Richelieu (1585), Maximilien Robespierre (1758), Louis IX of France (1214), and Henry III of France (1551). After him are Caracalla (188), Edward IV of England (1442), Louis Philippe I (1773), Charles X of France (1757), Napoleon II (1811), and Henry II of France (1519).