COMPANION
Richardis
840 - 895

Richardis
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
Among companions, Richardis ranks 390 out of 784. Before 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.
Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCatherine Dolgorukov
1847 - 1922
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 384
Joan of Navarre, Queen of England
1368 - 1437
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 385
Naqi'a
800 BC - 668 BC
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 386
Maria Francisca of Savoy
1646 - 1683
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 387
Elizabeth the Cuman
1240 - 1290
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 388
Julia Drusilla
39 - 41
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 389
Richardis
840 - 895
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 390
Empress Teimei
1884 - 1951
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 391
Princess Marie of Orléans
1813 - 1839
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 392
Kunigunda of Halych
1245 - 1285
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 393
Anna Maria of the Palatinate
1561 - 1589
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 394
Isabel of Coimbra
1432 - 1455
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 395
Judith of Flanders
844 - 870
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 396
Contemporaries
Among people born in 840, Richardis ranks 5. Before 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 2. Before her is Álmos.
Others Born in 840
Go to all RankingsPope Theodore II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
840 - 897
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 1
Michael III
POLITICIAN
840 - 867
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 2
Clement of Ohrid
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
840 - 916
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 3
Svatopluk I of Moravia
POLITICIAN
840 - 894
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 4
Richardis
COMPANION
840 - 895
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 5
Notker the Stammerer
WRITER
840 - 912
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 6
Wilfred the Hairy
POLITICIAN
840 - 897
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 7
Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar
POLITICIAN
840 - 879
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 8
Eudokia Ingerina
POLITICIAN
840 - 882
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 9
Hucbald
COMPOSER
840 - 930
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 10
Unruoch III of Friuli
POLITICIAN
840 - 874
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 11
Others Deceased in 895
Go to all RankingsIn France
Among people born in France, Richardis ranks 1,565 out of 6,770. Before 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).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAimé Jacquet
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 1,559
Patrice Chéreau
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2013
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 1,560
Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1670
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 1,561
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1645 - 1721
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 1,562
Antoine Busnois
COMPOSER
1430 - 1492
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 1,563
Maria Francisca of Savoy
COMPANION
1646 - 1683
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 1,564
Richardis
COMPANION
840 - 895
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1,565
Alain Juppé
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1,566
Chris Marker
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2012
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1,567
La Voisin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1640 - 1680
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1,568
Joseph Avenol
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1952
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1,569
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
INVENTOR
1817 - 1879
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1,570
Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam
POLITICIAN
1464 - 1534
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1,571
Among COMPANIONS In France
Among companions born in France, Richardis ranks 42. Before her are Princess Clémentine of Orléans (1817), Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais (1428), Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (1401), Yolanda of Courtenay (1197), Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1709), and Maria Francisca of Savoy (1646). After her are Louise Diane d'Orléans (1716), Vanessa Paradis (1972), Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary (1158), Margaret of France, Queen of England (1282), Isabella of Bourbon (1437), and Camille Doncieux (1847).
Princess Clémentine of Orléans
1817 - 1907
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 36
Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais
1428 - 1446
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 37
Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
1401 - 1456
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 38
Yolanda of Courtenay
1197 - 1233
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 39
Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans
1709 - 1742
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 40
Maria Francisca of Savoy
1646 - 1683
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 41
Richardis
840 - 895
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 42
Louise Diane d'Orléans
1716 - 1736
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 43
Vanessa Paradis
1972 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 44
Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary
1158 - 1197
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 45
Margaret of France, Queen of England
1282 - 1318
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 46
Isabella of Bourbon
1437 - 1465
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 47
Camille Doncieux
1847 - 1879
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 48