POLITICIAN
Wala of Corbie
772 - 836

Wala of Corbie
Wala (c. 755 – 31 August 836) was a son of Bernard, son of Charles Martel, and one of the principal advisers of his cousin Charlemagne, of Charlemagne's son Louis the Pious, and of Louis's son Lothair I. He succeeded his brother Adalard as abbot of Corbie and its new daughter foundation, Corvey, in 826 or 827. His feast day is 31 August Originally a count (comes) attached to the palace under Charlemagne (811), Wala was forced to enter the monastery of Corbie in 814 as part of a purging of palace rivals and hangers-on by Louis the Pious. In 816 he and Adalard were given the responsibility of organising the government of the convent of Herford, recently passed into Louis's hands at the Council of Aachen. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wala of Corbie is the 10,619th most popular politician (down from 9,199th in 2019). (down from 1,845th in 2019)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Wala of Corbie ranks 10,619 out of 19,576. Before him are Andrei Bubnov, Abdelilah Benkirane, Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria, Theodora of Khazaria, Grace Coolidge, and Agnes of Babenberg. After him are Titus Manlius Torquatus, Oleg I of Chernigov, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, Cunobeline, and Demetrius I of Bactria.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 772, Wala of Corbie ranks 3. Before him are Bai Juyi, and Charles the Younger. After him is Liu Yuxi. Among people deceased in 836, Wala of Corbie ranks 2. Before him is Malamir of Bulgaria. After him are Giovanni I Participazio, Muhammad ibn Idris, and Lambert I of Nantes.
Others Born in 772
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WRITER
772 - 846
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 1
Charles the Younger
POLITICIAN
772 - 811
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 2
Wala of Corbie
POLITICIAN
772 - 836
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3
Liu Yuxi
PHILOSOPHER
772 - 842
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 836
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POLITICIAN
810 - 836
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 1
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POLITICIAN
772 - 836
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 2
Giovanni I Participazio
POLITICIAN
750 - 836
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 3
Muhammad ibn Idris
POLITICIAN
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 4
Lambert I of Nantes
NOBLEMAN
796 - 836
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 5