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Edward the Elder

871 - 924

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Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death in 924. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great and his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin Æthelwold, who had a strong claim to the throne as the son of Alfred's elder brother and predecessor, Æthelred I. Alfred had succeeded Æthelred as king of Wessex in 871, and almost faced defeat against the Danish Vikings until his decisive victory at the Battle of Edington in 878. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward the Elder has received more than 8,206,019 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Edward the Elder is the 924th most popular politician (down from 649th in 2019), the 211th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 172nd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular British Politician.

Edward the Elder was king of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 to 924. He was born in 869 and died in 924. Edward was the son of Alfred the Great. Edward is most famous for uniting the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia, East Anglia, Kent, and Northumbria.

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  • 8.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 57

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Edward the Elder has had the most page views in the with 861,299 views, followed by Spanish (96,334), and French (68,472). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cornish (216.00%), Latin (148.39%), and Breton (67.36%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward the Elder ranks 924 out of 19,576. Before him are Theodoric I, Jeongjo of Joseon, Ivan Mazepa, Moshe Sharett, Isabel Martínez de Perón, and Wojciech Jaruzelski. After him are Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Bongbong Marcos, Muhammad II of Khwarazm, Marcian, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, and Djedefre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 871, Edward the Elder ranks 1. After him is García I of León. Among people deceased in 924, Edward the Elder ranks 1. After him are Ælfweard of Wessex, Berengar I of Italy, Ordoño II of León, Ibn Khuzayma, and Alberic I of Spoleto.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward the Elder ranks 211 out of 8,785. Before him are Joe Cocker (1944), Anne Brontë (1820), Bernard Montgomery (1887), Sting (1951), David Gilmour (1946), and Millvina Dean (1912). After him are Empress Matilda (1102), Henry IV of England (1367), Ben Kingsley (1943), C. S. Lewis (1898), Lady Godiva (990), and Richard Madden (1986).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edward the Elder ranks 43. Before him are Henry III of England (1207), Robert the Bruce (1274), Tony Blair (1953), Arthur Henderson (1863), Charles II of England (1630), and Henry I of England (1068). After him are Clement Attlee (1883), Harold Godwinson (1022), Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), Benjamin Disraeli (1804), James II of England (1633), and David Lloyd George (1863).

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