POLITICIAN

Swithhelm of Essex

600 - 664

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Swithhelm was king of Essex from 660 to 664. Swithhelm succeeded King Sigeberht II after he, along with his brother Swithfrith, murdered him. They accused him of being too friendly towards Christians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Swithhelm of Essex has received more than 17,366 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Swithhelm of Essex is the 13,445th most popular politician (up from 13,735th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 17k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Swithhelm of Essex ranks 13,445 out of 19,576Before him are Eudokia Dekapolitissa, Gaius Sosius, Quintus Fabius Maximus, Wu Den-yih, Gaius Claudius Pulcher, and Pietro Barbolano. After him are Hilarión Daza, Ľudovít Ódor, Konstantinos Paspatis, Roger Sherman, Manuel Dorrego, and Polemon II of Pontus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Swithhelm of Essex ranks 69Before him are Cearl of Mercia, Zotto, Ino Anastasia, Mellitus, Ceolwulf of Wessex, and Faroald I of Spoleto. After him are Ælla of Deira, Aidan of Lindisfarne, Philippicus, Ariulf of Spoleto, Sigeberht the Good, and Sigeberht the Little. Among people deceased in 664, Swithhelm of Essex ranks 4Before him are Xuanzang, Amr ibn al-As, and Abe no Hirafu. After him are Eorcenberht of Kent, and Deusdedit of Canterbury.

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