RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Leo III

750 - 816

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Pope Leo III (Latin: Leo III; died 12 June 816) was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 26 December 795 to his death. Protected by Charlemagne from the supporters of his predecessor, Adrian I, Leo subsequently strengthened Charlemagne's position by crowning him emperor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Leo III has received more than 831,591 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Pope Leo III is the 253rd most popular religious figure (down from 183rd in 2019), the 279th most popular biography from Italy (down from 213th in 2019) and the 112th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Leo III is most famous for crowning Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor in 800.

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  • 830k

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  • 72.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Leo III ranks 253 out of 3,187. Before him are Jeremiah, Pope Innocent II, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, Al-Tirmidhi, Pope Callixtus II, and Abd al-Muttalib. After him are Abu Hurairah, Pope Anacletus, Pope Damasus II, Pope Boniface IV, Pope Honorius IV, and Pope Gelasius II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 750, Pope Leo III ranks 1. After him are Leo IV the Khazar, Muhammad al-Shaybani, Benedict of Aniane, Bermudo I of Asturias, William of Gellone, Theodulf of Orléans, Pietro Tradonico, Domenico Monegario, Cynewulf of Wessex, Antony I of Constantinople, and Teodato Ipato. Among people deceased in 816, Pope Leo III ranks 1. After him are Fatimah bint Musa, and Li He.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Leo III ranks 279 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Siricius (334), Canaletto (1697), Pietro Perugino (1446), Pope Innocent II (1100), Farinelli (1705), and Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (-700). After him are Yves Montand (1921), Pope Anacletus (1), Pope Boniface IV (550), Pope Honorius IV (1210), Pope Gelasius II (1062), and Valentinian III (419).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Leo III ranks 112. Before him are Pope John XVIII (970), Pope Marcellus I (255), Pope Honorius II (1100), Pope Lucius III (1110), Pope Siricius (334), and Pope Innocent II (1100). After him are Pope Anacletus (1), Pope Boniface IV (550), Pope Honorius IV (1210), Pope Gelasius II (1062), Pope Felix III (440), and Pope John VIII (820).

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