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Charles the Fat

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Charles the Fat (839 – 13 January 888) was the emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 881 to 887. A member of the Carolingian dynasty, Charles was the youngest son of Louis the German and Hemma, and a great-grandson of Charlemagne. He was the last Carolingian emperor of legitimate birth and the last to rule a united kingdom of the Franks. Over his lifetime, Charles became ruler of the various kingdoms of Charlemagne's former empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles the Fat is the 703rd most popular politician (down from 411th in 2019), the 181st most popular biography from Germany (down from 116th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular German Politician.

Charles the fat is most famous for his reign as the Holy Roman Emperor. He was born in 839 and died in 888. He was the son of Louis I, the king of France, and he became the emperor at the age of 12. Charles the fat was the first emperor to unite all of Western Europe under one rule.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles the Fat ranks 703 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick William I of Prussia, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Theodosius III, Haakon the Good, and Mobutu Sese Seko. After him are Charles the Simple, Menelik II, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Giuseppe Mazzini, Christian VI of Denmark, and Gorm the Old.

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Among people born in 839, Charles the Fat ranks 2. Before him is Al-Tabari.  Among people deceased in 888, Charles the Fat ranks 1. After him are Abu Dawood, Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia, Al-Mundhir of Córdoba, Emperor Xizong of Tang, Rimbert, Ingelger, and Burgred of Mercia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Charles the Fat ranks 181 out of 7,253. Before him are Max Ernst (1891), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850), Max von Laue (1879), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729). After him are Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175), Baron Munchausen (1720), Conrad III of Germany (1093), Nelly Sachs (1891), Sophia of Prussia (1870), and Richard Willstätter (1872).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Charles the Fat ranks 52. Before him are Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926), Franz von Papen (1879), Olaf Scholz (1958), George II of Great Britain (1683), and Frederick William I of Prussia (1688). After him are Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175), Conrad III of Germany (1093), Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710), Friedrich Ebert (1871), Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990), and Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756).

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