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Edmund Ironside

993 - 1016

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Edmund Ironside (c. 990 – 30 November 1016; Old English: Ēadmund, Old Norse: Játmundr, Latin: Edmundus; sometimes also known as Edmund II) was King of the English from 23 April to 30 November 1016. He was the son of King Æthelred the Unready and his first wife, Ælfgifu of York. Edmund's reign was marred by a war he had inherited from his father; his cognomen "Ironside" was given to him "because of his valour" in resisting the Danish invasion led by Cnut.Edmund was not expected to be King of England; however, by June 1014 two elder brothers had died, making him heir apparent. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edmund Ironside has received more than 3,587,309 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Edmund Ironside is the 2,071st most popular politician (up from 2,200th in 2019), the 476th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 531st in 2019) and the 86th most popular British Politician.

Edmund Ironside was a popular king of England who ruled for six months in 1016. Edmund Ironside is most famous for being the last Anglo-Saxon king of England.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edmund Ironside ranks 2,071 out of 15,577Before him are Jean Sylvain Bailly, Adolf of Germany, Wang Jingwei, Philipp Scheidemann, Mieszko I of Poland, and Musa ibn Nusayr. After him are Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Al-Hakam II, Dagobert III, Leopoldo Galtieri, John IV Laskaris, and Berenice IV of Egypt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 993, Edmund Ironside ranks 2Before him is Olaf II of Norway. After him is Samuel ibn Naghrillah. Among people deceased in 1016, Edmund Ironside ranks 2Before him is Æthelred the Unready. After him are Jovan Vladimir, Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, and Sweyn Haakonsson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edmund Ironside ranks 476 out of 7,765Before him are William Adams (1564), Gregory Bateson (1904), Gustav Holst (1874), John Donne (1572), William Godwin (1756), and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473). After him are John Cleese (1939), Peter Brook (1925), Austen Chamberlain (1863), Arthur Balfour (1848), Thomas Wolsey (1473), and Eadwig (940).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edmund Ironside ranks 86Before him are Alec Douglas-Home (1903), James I of Scotland (1394), Robert II of Scotland (1316), Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), James Callaghan (1912), and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473). After him are Austen Chamberlain (1863), Arthur Balfour (1848), Eadwig (940), Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550), Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660), and William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779).