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Edmund I

921 - 946

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Edmund I or Eadmund I (920/921 – 26 May 946) was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death. He was the elder son of King Edward the Elder and his third wife, Queen Eadgifu, and a grandson of King Alfred the Great. After Edward died in 924, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Edmund's half-brother Æthelstan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edmund I has received more than 3,973,712 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Edmund I is the 1,046th most popular politician (up from 1,468th in 2019), the 260th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 368th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular British Politician.

Edmund I was the king of England from 939 to 946. He is most famous for his defeat of the Danes at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edmund I ranks 1,046 out of 15,577Before him are Michael VII Doukas, Peter III of Aragon, Ottokar II of Bohemia, Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Petronius Maximus, and Grigory Zinoviev. After him are Yazdegerd III, Warren G. Harding, Archduke Otto of Austria, Xuande Emperor, János Kádár, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 921, Edmund I ranks 1After him is Abe no Seimei. Among people deceased in 946, Edmund I ranks 2Before him is Pope Marinus II. After him are Eadgyth, John of Rila, Al-Qa'im, Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, and Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edmund I ranks 260 out of 7,765Before him are William Morris (1834), Joe Cocker (1944), Empress Matilda (1102), Anthony Giddens (1938), Owen Willans Richardson (1879), and Graham Greene (1904). After him are Bede (672), Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), Edmond Halley (1656), Jimmy Page (1944), Andrew Carnegie (1835), and David Lloyd George (1863).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edmund I ranks 52Before him are James V of Scotland (1512), Benjamin Disraeli (1804), Harold Wilson (1916), Clement Attlee (1883), Randal Cremer (1828), and Ælfweard of Wessex (904). After him are Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), David Lloyd George (1863), Ælla of Northumbria (800), Harthacnut (1018), Harold Macmillan (1894), and Richard Cromwell (1626).