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Charles the Simple

879 - 929

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Charles III (17 September 879 – 7 October 929), called the Simple or the Straightforward (from the Latin Carolus Simplex), was the king of West Francia from 898 until 922 and the king of Lotharingia from 911 until 919–923. He was a member of the Carolingian dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles the Simple is the 704th most popular politician (down from 545th in 2019), the 266th most popular biography from France (down from 234th in 2019) and the 66th most popular French Politician.

Charles the Simple is most famous for signing the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, which divided France into two parts.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles the Simple ranks 704 out of 19,576. Before him are Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Theodosius III, Haakon the Good, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Charles the Fat. After him are Menelik II, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Giuseppe Mazzini, Christian VI of Denmark, Gorm the Old, and Afonso I of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 879, Charles the Simple ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 929, Charles the Simple ranks 2. Before him is Pope John X. After him are Al-Battani, Pope Leo VI, Adalbert I of Ivrea, and Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles the Simple ranks 266 out of 6,770. Before him are François Truffaut (1932), Philip III of France (1245), Letizia Ramolino (1750), Annie Ernaux (1940), Saint Roch (1295), and François Boucher (1703). After him are Serge Gainsbourg (1928), Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732), Philip I of France (1052), Francis de Sales (1567), Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755), and Henri de Saint-Simon (1760).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles the Simple ranks 66. Before him are Richard II of England (1367), Louis X of France (1289), John II of France (1319), Louis VI of France (1081), Philip III of France (1245), and Letizia Ramolino (1750). After him are Philip I of France (1052), Louis, Dauphin of France (1729), Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619), Philip V of France (1293), Philip the Good (1396), and Henry I of France (1008).

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