Wikipedia:Wikifun/Answers/Question 12
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I didn't bother about the wealthy Californian farmer, but Charlemagne (Charles the Great) reigned from AD 771 to 814. I searched "Frankish King", got to a list of Frankish kings, then tried to go from there. '-magne' leapt out at me after I scanned the whole page trying to look for "the great". A quick check at Charlemagne confirmed it. Maycontainpeanuts 23:53, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- Probably Charles or Louis (there were several Childerics/perics)
On Franks
- Carloman withdrew to a monastery and died shortly thereafter, leaving sole rule to his brother, who would later become known as Charlemagne or Karl der Große (Charles the Great)
On Charlemagne
- king of the Franks from 771 to 814
No idea who the farmer is -- fiveless 13:49, Nov 27, 2004 (UTC)
Clovis I (reigned 481 - 511) shares his name with Clovis Marshall Cole after whom Clovis, California was named. From the article, Cole was "the largest grain grower and cattle rancher in the area, nicknamed 'Wheat King of the Nation'", so he must have been wealthy. But was Clovis I great? It's not mentioned in the article, and he's not on List of people known as The Great, but fortunately there is a redirect Clovis the Great, so I guess he must have been. Found via Clovis. - 01:49, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC) Lee (talk)
[edit] Answer to question 12: round 4.
Charlemagne! The 19th Century farmer was called Charles the Great, and Charlemagne reigned from 747 to 814. EuropracBHIT 02:27, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
What Lee said: the answer could be found via the disambiguation page Clovis. There could well have been farmers named Charles, but without any wikipedia reference, they weren't correct. Eugene van der Pijll 01:54, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
