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Pepin the Short

715 - 768

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Pepin the Short, Pippin III, Pepin the Younger (Latin: Pipinus; French: Pépin le Bref; c. 714 – 24 September 768), was King of the Franks from 751 until his death in 768. He was the first Carolingian to become king. Pepin was the son of the Frankish prince Charles Martel and his wife Rotrude. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pepin the Short has received more than 2,729,068 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Pepin the Short is the 112th most popular politician (down from 109th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Belgium and the 2nd most popular Belgian Politician.

Pepin the Short is most famous for being the father of Charlemagne.

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  • 83.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 79

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pepin the Short ranks 112 out of 19,576. Before him are Heinrich Himmler, Angela Merkel, Franz Joseph I of Austria, Henry IV of France, Lorenzo de' Medici, and Murad IV. After him are Harry S. Truman, Silvio Berlusconi, Hadrian, Pontius Pilate, Kim Jong-il, and Golda Meir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 715, Pepin the Short ranks 1. After him are Pope Stephen II, Favila of Asturias, Marina the Monk, Anan ben David, Hiltrud, and Chrodegang. Among people deceased in 768, Pepin the Short ranks 1. After him are Fruela I of Asturias, Waiofar, Pagan of Bulgaria, and Eadberht of Northumbria.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Pepin the Short ranks 2 out of 1,190. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500). After him are Clovis I (466), Charles Martel (688), Audrey Hepburn (1929), Jan van Eyck (1395), René Magritte (1898), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Gerardus Mercator (1512), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), Andreas Vesalius (1514), and Anthony van Dyck (1599).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Pepin the Short ranks 2. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500). After him are Clovis I (466), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Philip I of Castile (1478), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Albert I of Belgium (1875), Samo (600), and Baudouin of Belgium (1930).

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