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Cuthred of Wessex

750 - 756

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Cuthred or Cuþræd was the King of Wessex from 740 (739 according to Simeon of Durham, 741 according to John of Worcester) until 756. He succeeded Æthelheard, his relative and possibly his brother. Cuthred inherited the kingdom while Mercia was at its peak. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cuthred of Wessex has received more than 772,927 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Cuthred of Wessex is the 11,294th most popular politician (down from 10,453rd in 2019), the 2,347th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,250th in 2019) and the 347th most popular British Politician.

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  • 52.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cuthred of Wessex ranks 11,294 out of 19,576. Before him are Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Stefan Bogoridi, Abe no Hirafu, Nikos Beloyannis, Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen, and Zhao Leji. After him are Baibars II, Philip I, Margrave of Baden, Ariarathes II of Cappadocia, Pietro Grasso, Stanko Todorov, and Michael Sata.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 750, Cuthred of Wessex ranks 14. Before him are Pietro Tradonico, Domenico Monegario, Cynewulf of Wessex, Antony I of Constantinople, Teodato Ipato, and Giovanni I Participazio. After him are Æthelheard of Wessex, Sigeberht of Wessex, Gisulf II of Benevento, Theodore Abu Qurrah, Liutprand of Benevento, and Abbas Ibn al-Ahnaf. Among people deceased in 756, Cuthred of Wessex ranks 7. Before him are Yang Guifei, Ibn al-Muqaffa', Emperor Shōmu, Aistulf, Kormisosh, and Galla Gaulo. After him is Wang Changling.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cuthred of Wessex ranks 2,347 out of 8,785. Before him are Sharon Osbourne (1952), Ford Madox Ford (1873), Harold Abrahams (1899), Richard Swinburne (1934), Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893), and Arnold Bennett (1867). After him are Paul Johnson (1928), Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517), Phil Taylor (1954), Frances Burney (1752), Snowy White (1948), and Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Cuthred of Wessex ranks 347. Before him are Margaret of England (1240), James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (1531), Marjorie Bruce (1297), Roger Williams (1603), F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782), and Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735). After him are Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517), John Owen (1616), Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1406), Abhisit Vejjajiva (1964), Mary McAleese (1951), and Henry Ireton (1611).

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