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Ælfgifu of Northampton

990 - 1040

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Ælfgifu of Northampton (c. 990 – after 1036) was the first wife of Cnut the Great, King of England and Denmark, and mother of Harold Harefoot, King of England. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ælfgifu of Northampton has received more than 511,019 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Ælfgifu of Northampton is the 672nd most popular companion (down from 659th in 2019), the 2,547th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,011th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular British Companion.

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  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Ælfgifu of Northampton ranks 672 out of 673. Before her are Ellen Axson Wilson, Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine, Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Morphia of Melitene. After her are Theodora, daughter of Constantine VII, Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, Brian Horrocks, Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Felicia of Roucy, and Sophia of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 990, Ælfgifu of Northampton ranks 15. Before her are Samuel Aba, Jovan Vladimir, Stefan Vojislav, Hilarion of Kiev, Estrid Svendsdatter, and John Mauropous.  Among people deceased in 1040, Ælfgifu of Northampton ranks 5. Before her are Harold Harefoot, Duncan I of Scotland, Fulk III, Count of Anjou, and Alan III, Duke of Brittany.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ælfgifu of Northampton ranks 2,547 out of 7,765. Before her are Thomas Blake Glover (1838), John Aubrey (1626), John Williams (1903), Jerome Flynn (1963), Trevor Pinnock (1946), and Charles James Fox (1749). After her are James Somerville (1882), Mary Cartwright (1900), Asser (900), Edward Robert Hughes (1851), Belinda Lee (1935), and John Illsley (1949).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Ælfgifu of Northampton ranks 53. Before her are Joan of England, Queen of Scotland (1210), Mary Anne MacLeod Trump (1912), Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (1261), Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (1269), Anabella Drummond (1350), and Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1901). After her are Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (1867), Maureen Starkey Tigrett (1946), Eanflæd (626), Euphemia de Ross (1333), Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (1968), and Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar (940).

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