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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 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Edmund Ironside is the 1,440th most popular politician (up from 2,064th in 2019), the 321st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 476th in 2019) and the 59th 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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    Languages Editions (L)

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Over the past year Edmund Ironside has had the most page views in the with 419,185 views, followed by Spanish (48,294), and French (31,327). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Marathi (11,400.00%), Anglo-Saxon (101.83%), and Kurdish (Sorani) (57.60%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edmund Ironside ranks 1,440 out of 19,576. Before him are Muhammad Shaybani, Peter I of Portugal, Alfonso V of Aragon, Eric Bloodaxe, Coloman, King of Hungary, and Sergey Shoygu. After him are Gaspard II de Coligny, William McKinley, Marie Louise d’Orléans, Neoptolemus, Childebert I, and Wenceslaus II of Bohemia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 993, Edmund Ironside ranks 2. Before him is Olaf II of Norway. After him is Samuel ibn Naghrillah. Among people deceased in 1016, Edmund Ironside ranks 2. Before 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 321 out of 8,785. Before him are Jacqueline Bisset (1944), Stanley Matthews (1915), Arthur Harden (1865), Jon Lord (1941), John Hurt (1940), and Ian Gillan (1945). After him are Edmund I (921), Frederick Soddy (1877), James V of Scotland (1512), Bonnie Tyler (1951), Alexander Selkirk (1676), and Alfred North Whitehead (1861).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edmund Ironside ranks 59. Before him are Richard Cromwell (1626), Æthelred the Unready (968), Randal Cremer (1828), Harold Macmillan (1894), Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), and Harold Wilson (1916). After him are Edmund I (921), James V of Scotland (1512), Halford Mackinder (1861), Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800), Theresa May (1956), and Arthur Balfour (1848).

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