RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict III

810 - 858

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Pope Benedict III (Latin: Benedictus III; died 17 April 858) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 29 September 855 to his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Benedict III has received more than 184,402 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Pope Benedict III is the 416th most popular religious figure (down from 352nd in 2019), the 473rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 424th in 2019) and the 194th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict III is most famous for being the pope who crowned Charlemagne as the Holy Roman Emperor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict III ranks 416 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Mark, Gad, Pope Alexander II, Zaynab bint Ali, Musa al-Kadhim, and Thecla. After him are Pope Simplicius, Barabbas, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Pope Paul II, Marcion of Sinope, and Salome.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 810, Pope Benedict III ranks 3. Before him are Muhammad al-Bukhari, and Abbas ibn Firnas. After him are John Scotus Eriugena, Kenneth MacAlpin, Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani, Halfdan the Black, Kassia, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, García Íñiguez of Pamplona, Hastein, and Eberhard of Friuli. Among people deceased in 858, Pope Benedict III ranks 1. After him are Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, Kenneth MacAlpin, Emperor Montoku, Li Shangyin, and Sedulius Scottus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict III ranks 473 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Alexander II (1010), Brennus (-500), Oriana Fallaci (1929), Gaius Maecenas (-68), Octavia the Younger (-69), and Gaius Gracchus (-154). After him are Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), Pope Simplicius (420), Simonetta Vespucci (1453), Guccio Gucci (1881), Pope Paul II (1417), and Giuliano de' Medici (1453).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict III ranks 194. Before him are Pope John XVII (950), Pope Celestine II (1100), Pope Anastasius IV (1073), Pope Stephen VII (850), Pope Mark (290), and Pope Alexander II (1010). After him are Pope Simplicius (420), Pope Paul II (1417), Pope Honorius I (585), Januarius (272), Pope Leo II (611), and Pope Valentine (780).

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