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Ealhswith

852 - 902

Ealhswith

Ealhswith or Ealswitha was wife to King Alfred the Great. She was one of the most powerful noble women in early medieval England during the time of the Vikings. She was mother to King Edward the Elder who succeeded King Alfred to the Anglo-Saxon throne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ealhswith has received more than 1,363,770 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Ealhswith is the 389th most popular companion (down from 279th in 2019), the 1,137th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 843rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Companion.

Ealhswith was the wife of King Edward the Elder. She was the daughter of Earl Algar, and sister of Earl Leofric. Her first husband was Ordgar, a nobleman from Devon.

Memorability Metrics

1.4M
Page Views (PV)
58.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
4.14
Effective Languages (L*)
2.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Ealhswith ranks 389 out of 673. Before her are Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Ermentrude of Orléans, Princess Helen of Serbia, Statilia Messalina, and Anne Sophie Reventlow. After her are Amestris, Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary, Margaret of France, Queen of England, Miqdad ibn Aswad, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex.

Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia

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Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland
1456 - 1486
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 383
Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile
1313 - 1357
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 384
Ermentrude of Orléans
830 - 869
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 385
Princess Helen of Serbia
1884 - 1962
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 386
Statilia Messalina
35 - 68
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 387
Anne Sophie Reventlow
1693 - 1743
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 388
Ealhswith
852 - 902
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 389
Amestris
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 390
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
1835 - 1900
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 391
Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary
1335 - 1349
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 392
Margaret of France, Queen of England
1282 - 1318
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 393
Miqdad ibn Aswad
589 - 653
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 394
Sophie, Countess of Wessex
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 395

Contemporaries

Among people born in 852, Ealhswith ranks 3. Before her are Zhu Wen and Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia. After her is Nicholas Mystikos. Among people deceased in 902, Ealhswith ranks 2. Before her is Al-Mu'tadid. After her is Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya.