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Aldfrith of Northumbria

600 - 705

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Aldfrith (Early Modern Irish: Flann Fína mac Ossu; Latin: Aldfrid, Aldfridus; died 14 December 704 or 705) was king of Northumbria from 685 until his death. He is described by early writers such as Bede, Alcuin and Stephen of Ripon as a man of great learning. Some of his works and some letters written to him survive. His reign was relatively peaceful, marred only by disputes with Bishop Wilfrid, a major figure in the early Northumbrian church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aldfrith of Northumbria has received more than 157,270 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Aldfrith of Northumbria is the 15,502nd most popular politician (down from 14,082nd in 2019).

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  • 53.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aldfrith of Northumbria ranks 15,502 out of 19,576. Before him are Joaquín Sánchez de Toca, Sesheshet, Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Vladimir Resin, Sergey Tereshchenko, and Bodil Katharine Biørn. After him are Zlatko Lagumdžija, Jigme Thinley, José María Linares, Antonio Martino, Carlos Hevia, and Hervé de Charette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Aldfrith of Northumbria ranks 81. Before him are Sigeberht the Little, Hussa of Bernicia, Arechis I of Benevento, Sighere of Essex, Thurisind, and Theodelap of Spoleto. After him are Tytila of East Anglia, Deusdedit of Canterbury, Æthelric of Deira, Birinus, Æthelric of Bernicia, and Osric of Deira. Among people deceased in 705, Aldfrith of Northumbria ranks 8. Before him are Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Pope John VI, Tiberius III, Leontios, Lambert of Maastricht, and Alpaida.

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