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Charles the Bald

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Charles the Bald (French: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), King of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a series of civil wars during the reign of his father, Louis the Pious, Charles succeeded, by the Treaty of Verdun (843), in acquiring the western third of the empire. He was a grandson of Charlemagne and the youngest son of Louis the Pious by his second wife, Judith. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles the Bald is the 380th most popular politician (down from 282nd in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 77th in 2019) and the 24th most popular German Politician.

Charles the Bald is most famous for being the son of Louis the Pious and his second wife Judith. He was crowned King of France in 877 and King of Italy in 875. He was also Holy Roman Emperor.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles the Bald ranks 380 out of 19,576. Before him are Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, B. R. Ambedkar, Charles VII of France, Herod Agrippa, Hugh Capet, and Charles IX of France. After him are Muawiyah I, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Viktor Yanukovych, Artaxerxes II of Persia, Klemens von Metternich, and Raúl Castro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 823, Charles the Bald ranks 1. After him are Muhammad I of Córdoba, and Pepin II of Aquitaine. Among people deceased in 877, Charles the Bald ranks 1. After him are John Scotus Eriugena, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Ignatios of Constantinople, Causantín mac Cináeda, and Jayavarman III.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Charles the Bald ranks 92 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (955), Wilhelm Wundt (1832), Erich von Manstein (1887), Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845), Bruce Willis (1955), and Clara Schumann (1819). After him are Nicholas of Cusa (1401), Caspar David Friedrich (1774), Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775), Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758), Wilhelm Keitel (1882), and Klemens von Metternich (1773).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Charles the Bald ranks 24. Before him are Helmut Kohl (1930), Martin Bormann (1900), Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050), Clara Zetkin (1857), Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (955), and Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845). After him are Klemens von Metternich (1773), Rudolf Höss (1901), Peter III of Russia (1728), Gerhard Schröder (1944), Rudolf I of Germany (1218), and Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893).

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