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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn

1767 - 1820

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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, (Edward Augustus; 2 November 1767 – 23 January 1820) was the fourth son and fifth child of King George III and Queen Charlotte. His only child, Victoria, became Queen of the United Kingdom 17 years after his death. Prince Edward was created Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin on 23 April 1799 and, a few weeks later, appointed a General and commander-in-chief of British forces in the Maritime Provinces of North America. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn has received more than 6,467,971 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn is the 1,805th most popular politician (up from 1,955th in 2019), the 417th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 484th in 2019) and the 75th most popular British Politician.

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn is most famous for being Queen Victoria's father.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn ranks 1,805 out of 15,577. Before him are Kubrat, Barkiyaruq, Agesilaus II, Marozia, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, and Emperor Ruizong of Tang. After him are Hong Xiuquan, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Songtsen Gampo, François Grimaldi, Karl Hermann Frank, and James IV of Scotland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1767, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn ranks 9. Before him are Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, Andrew Jackson, Jean-Baptiste Say, John Quincy Adams, John VI of Portugal, and Benjamin Constant. After him are August Wilhelm Schlegel, Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, Nicolas Oudinot, Manuel Godoy, Henri Christophe, and Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson. Among people deceased in 1820, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn ranks 5. Before him are George III of the United Kingdom, Joseph Fouché, Jiaqing Emperor, and Elisa Bonaparte. After him are François Christophe de Kellermann, Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, François Joseph Lefebvre, Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, Henri Christophe, Gia Long, and Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn ranks 417 out of 7,765. Before him are Alan Parker (1944), David Lean (1908), James Parkinson (1755), Christopher Wren (1632), Edgar the Peaceful (943), and Richard Branson (1950). After him are Joan Clarke (1917), Robbie Coltrane (1950), James IV of Scotland (1473), Donald Winnicott (1896), Edward the Martyr (962), and Graham Hill (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn ranks 75. Before him are Oswald Mosley (1896), Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844), Theresa May (1956), Boudica (33), Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453), and Edgar the Peaceful (943). After him are James IV of Scotland (1473), Edward the Martyr (962), Tony Blair (1953), Eadred (923), Alec Douglas-Home (1903), and James I of Scotland (1394).

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