POLITICIAN

Coenwulf of Mercia

800 - 821

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Coenwulf (Old English: [ˈkøːnwuɫf]; also spelled Cenwulf, Kenulf, or Kenwulph; Latin: Coenulfus) was the king of Mercia from December 796 until his death in 821. He was a descendant of King Pybba, who ruled Mercia in the early 7th century. He succeeded Ecgfrith, the son of Offa; Ecgfrith only reigned for five months, and Coenwulf ascended the throne in the same year that Offa died. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Coenwulf of Mercia has received more than 346,511 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Coenwulf of Mercia is the 12,794th most popular politician (down from 11,966th in 2019).

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  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Coenwulf of Mercia ranks 12,794 out of 19,576. Before him are Fredrik von Otter, Elias I, Count of Maine, Agustín Eyzaguirre, Joaquín Almunia, Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, and Guido Gonzaga. After him are Marcus Junius Silanus, Beatrice of Navarre, Countess of La Marche, Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders, John II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Litokwa Tomeing, and Manuel Gómez Pedraza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800, Coenwulf of Mercia ranks 63. Before him are Eudokia, wife of Constantine V, Giovanni Galbaio, 'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk, Maurizio Galbaio, Mislav of Croatia, and Bardanes Tourkos. After him are Maria, wife of Constantine V, Wiglaf of Mercia, Ratramnus, Prosigoj, Alkmund of Derby, and Chorso. Among people deceased in 821, Coenwulf of Mercia ranks 3. Before him are Benedict of Aniane, and Theodulf of Orléans. After him is Theodotus I of Constantinople.

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