Charlemagne

About Charlemagne

Charlemagne, reigning from 748 to 814, stands as a monumental figure, ranked #113 in historical importance by the Pantheon project. As a powerful politician and King of the Franks, he is largely credited with uniting much of Western and Central Europe for the first time since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. His coronation as Emperor in 800 AD marked a pivotal moment, laying the groundwork for what would become the Holy Roman Empire and significantly influencing the political and religious landscape of medieval Europe.

Despite this profound historical impact, Charlemagne's modern digital footprint is comparatively small. He garnered 2.4 million annualized Wikipedia views in 2025. This level of attention places him significantly behind more recent political figures like Ronald Reagan (#307 importance) who received 5.4M views, and even behind much less historically critical figures in general culture. This results in an Attention Gap of +4x, indicating that the internet is overpaying attention to him relative to his documented historical influence, though this might seem counterintuitive given his high HPI rank, suggesting a significant gap where his importance is not translating to broad online engagement in this era.

While his overall view count is modest, the data shows a slight decline in immediate interest: his 2025 Momentum, comparing Q1 to Q3, dropped by 16%, suggesting that while he holds a baseline of attention, current cultural spikes are not currently favoring his legacy.