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Cædwalla of Wessex

659 - 689

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Cædwalla (; c. 659 – 20 April 689 AD) was the King of Wessex from approximately 685 until he abdicated in 688. His name is derived from the Welsh Cadwallon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cædwalla of Wessex has received more than 791,913 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Cædwalla of Wessex is the 10,507th most popular politician (up from 10,713th in 2019), the 2,263rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,514th in 2019) and the 353rd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cædwalla of Wessex ranks 10,507 out of 15,577Before him are Gregoria, Hans-Jochen Vogel, Cniva, David Johnston, Eutropia, and Johann Niemann. After him are Marie I, Countess of Boulogne, Meskalamdug, Ralph Nader, Cirilo Antonio Rivarola, Abu Inan Faris, and Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 659, Cædwalla of Wessex ranks 4Before him are Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Fujiwara no Fuhito, and He Zhizhang.  Among people deceased in 689, Cædwalla of Wessex ranks 3Before him are Saint Kilian and Sighere of Essex. After him is Alahis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cædwalla of Wessex ranks 2,263 out of 7,765Before him are Matthew Paris (1200), Julian Bream (1933), William Smith (1813), Hugh Hudson (1936), Fish (1958), and Richard Chancellor (1521). After him are Ben Barnes (1981), Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757), Mary Anne MacLeod Trump (1912), Dodie Smith (1896), Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891), and Frederick Copleston (1907).

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