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Richardis

840 - 895

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Saint Richardis (Latin: Richgardis, Richardis), also known as Richgard, Richardis of Swabia and Richarde de Souabe in French (c. 840 – 18 September, between 894 and 896 AD), was empress of the Carolingian Empire as the wife of Charles the Fat. She was renowned for her piety and was the first abbess of Andlau. Repudiated by her husband, Richardis later became a Christian model of devotion and just rule. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richardis is the 390th most popular companion (down from 331st in 2019), the 1,565th most popular biography from France (down from 1,352nd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular French Companion.

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Among companions, Richardis ranks 390 out of 784Before her are Catherine Dolgorukov, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England, Naqi'a, Maria Francisca of Savoy, Elizabeth the Cuman, and Julia Drusilla. After her are Empress Teimei, Princess Marie of Orléans, Kunigunda of Halych, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, Isabel of Coimbra, and Judith of Flanders.

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Among people born in 840, Richardis ranks 5Before her are Pope Theodore II, Michael III, Clement of Ohrid, and Svatopluk I of Moravia. After her are Notker the Stammerer, Wilfred the Hairy, Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, Eudokia Ingerina, Hucbald, and Unruoch III of Friuli. Among people deceased in 895, Richardis ranks 2Before her is Álmos.

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In France

Among people born in France, Richardis ranks 1,565 out of 6,770Before her are Aimé Jacquet (1941), Patrice Chéreau (1944), Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine (1609), Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645), Antoine Busnois (1430), and Maria Francisca of Savoy (1646). After her are Alain Juppé (1945), Chris Marker (1921), La Voisin (1640), Joseph Avenol (1879), Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville (1817), and Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (1464).

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