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Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia

Ælfgar (died c. 1062) was the son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, by his famous wife Godgifu (Lady Godiva). He succeeded to his father's title and responsibilities on the latter's death in 1057. He gained the additional title of Earl of East Anglia, but also was exiled for a time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia has received more than 157,404 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia is the 16,933rd most popular politician (down from 15,254th in 2019).

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia ranks 16,933 out of 19,576. Before him are Ludger Beerbaum, J. Donald Cameron, Sophie in 't Veld, Pat Brown, Tomomi Inada, and Ramil Safarov. After him are Tetyana Dorovskikh, Andrew Holness, Alexandru Athanasiu, William Samuel Johnson, Hans van Baalen, and Gilles Duceppe.