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Æthelbald of Mercia

700 - 757

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Æthelbald (also spelled Ethelbald or Aethelbald; died 757) was the King of Mercia, in what is now the English Midlands from 716 until he was killed in 757. Æthelbald was the son of Alweo and thus a grandson of King Eowa. Æthelbald came to the throne after the death of his cousin, King Ceolred, who had driven him into exile. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Æthelbald of Mercia has received more than 308,203 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Æthelbald of Mercia is the 9,871st most popular politician (up from 10,435th in 2019), the 2,009th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,244th in 2019) and the 309th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Æthelbald of Mercia ranks 9,871 out of 19,576. Before him are Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Zeng Qinghong, Maria Dobroniega of Kiev, Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, Hai Rui, and Al-Adil Kitbugha. After him are Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Józef Wybicki, Israel Katz, Constantin Ion Parhon, Bill Nelson, and Adam Malik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Æthelbald of Mercia ranks 36. Before him are Dymphna, Marcello Tegalliano, Kormisosh, Ine of Wessex, Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, and Willibald. After him are Galla Gaulo, Ragenfrid, Swanachild, Callinicus of Heliopolis, Erchinoald, and Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani. Among people deceased in 757, Æthelbald of Mercia ranks 4. Before him are An Lushan, Pope Stephen II, and Alfonso I of Asturias. After him is Jayavarman I.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelbald of Mercia ranks 2,009 out of 8,785. Before him are Chas Chandler (1938), Edward Cave (1691), John Wood (1930), Reg Park (1928), Robert Watson-Watt (1892), and Lady Hester Stanhope (1776). After him are Ed Sheeran (1991), Andy Gibb (1958), Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847), John Loudon McAdam (1756), Graham Nash (1942), and Peter James (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Æthelbald of Mercia ranks 309. Before him are Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751), Lord Guildford Dudley (1536), Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757), Cynewulf of Wessex (750), Randolph Churchill (1911), and Joe Davis (1901). After him are Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847), Sadiq Khan (1970), Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563), Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots (1404), Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355), and John Profumo (1915).

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