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Beorhtric of Wessex

800 - 802

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Beorhtric (meaning "magnificent ruler"; also spelled Brihtric) (died 802) was the King of Wessex from 786 to 802, succeeding Cynewulf. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Beorhtric of Wessex has received more than 1,011,877 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Beorhtric of Wessex is the 7,714th most popular politician (down from 6,835th in 2019), the 1,533rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,437th in 2019) and the 248th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 7,714 out of 19,576. Before him are Canaan Banana, András Hegedüs, Mile Budak, Petar Brzica, Jens Otto Krag, and Viacheslav Chornovil. After him are Paul Masson, Theron of Acragas, Petar Snačić, Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken, Ernest of Bavaria, and Li Keyong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 30. Before him are Ratchis, Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin, Conrad I, Count of Auxerre, Antipope Philip, Mauregatus of Asturias, and Nominoe. After him are Obelerio degli Antenori, Hildeprand, Gerberga, wife of Carloman I, Hanshan, Aznar Galíndez I, and Giustiniano Participazio. Among people deceased in 802, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 3. Before him are Constantine VI, and Paulinus II of Aquileia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 1,533 out of 8,785. Before him are George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608), Jack Phillips (1887), Algernon Blackwood (1869), Kay Parker (1944), Louise d'Orléans (1869), and Frederick Delius (1862). After him are Christopher Isherwood (1904), John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834), Robert Maynard (1684), Greg Lake (1947), Fraser Stoddart (1942), and Olaf Stapledon (1886).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 248. Before him are Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (1373), John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504), Edward the Exile (1016), William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708), William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720), and George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608). After him are Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (1840), Lord William Bentinck (1774), Gytha of Wessex (1053), William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738), Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1693), and Jeffrey Archer (1940).

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