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Leofric, Earl of Mercia

968 - 1057

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Leofric (died 31 August or 30 September 1057) was an Earl of Mercia. He founded monasteries at Coventry and Much Wenlock and was a very powerful earl under King Cnut and his successors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leofric, Earl of Mercia has received more than 376,128 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Leofric, Earl of Mercia is the 14,594th most popular politician (down from 12,775th in 2019).

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leofric, Earl of Mercia ranks 14,594 out of 19,576. Before him are Óscar Diego Gestido, Apollodotus I, Victor Leemans, Ahmose-Sitamun, Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, and Salou Djibo. After him are Nikica Valentić, Vasily Perovsky, Liutperga, Senusret IV, Jan Černý, and Transamund II of Spoleto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 968, Leofric, Earl of Mercia ranks 5. Before him are Æthelred the Unready, Romanos III Argyros, Emperor Zhenzong, and Sigrid the Haughty.  Among people deceased in 1057, Leofric, Earl of Mercia ranks 7. Before him are Al-Maʿarri, Pope Victor II, Macbeth, King of Scotland, Reginald I, Count of Burgundy, Edward the Exile, and Otto III, Duke of Swabia.

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