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Louis the Pious

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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 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Louis the Pious is the 197th most popular politician (down from 189th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from France (up from 81st in 2019) and the 18th 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

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 81

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Louis the Pious has had the most page views in the with 321,496 views, followed by French (142,217), and German (68,520). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Croatian (323.27%), Marathi (284.57%), and Central Bicolano (145.74%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis the Pious ranks 197 out of 19,576Before him are Emperor Meiji, Mark Antony, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Ali Khamenei, Batu Khan, and William I, German Emperor. After him are A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Henry III of France, Hosni Mubarak, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Bayezid I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 778, Louis the Pious ranks 1After him are Emperor Xianzong of Tang, Ermengarde of Hesbaye, 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.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis the Pious ranks 78 out of 6,770Before him are Edgar Degas (1834), Charles X of France (1757), Maximilien Robespierre (1758), Jacques-Louis David (1748), William the Conqueror (1028), and Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841). After him are Henry III of France (1551), Madame du Barry (1743), Louis Braille (1809), Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744), Louis XVII of France (1785), and Pierre de Coubertin (1863).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis the Pious ranks 18Before him are Cardinal Richelieu (1585), Francis I of France (1494), Claudius (-10), Louis Philippe I (1773), Charles X of France (1757), and Maximilien Robespierre (1758). After him are Henry III of France (1551), Louis XVII of France (1785), Jacques Chirac (1932), Louis IX of France (1214), Caracalla (188), and Louis XI of France (1423).