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Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar

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Ælfthryth (c. 945 – 1000 or 1001, also Alfrida, Elfrida or Elfthryth) was Queen of the English from her marriage to King Edgar in 964 or 965 until Edgar's death in 975. She was a leading figure in the regency during the minority of her son King Æthelred the Unready between 978 and 984. Ælfthryth was the first wife of an English king known to have been crowned and anointed as queen. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar has received more than 192,668 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar is the 728th most popular companion (down from 662nd in 2019), the 3,759th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,142nd in 2019) and the 59th most popular British Companion.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 728 out of 673. Before her are Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland, Margaret of L'Aigle, Princess Marie of Baden, Euphemia de Ross, Cindy Breakspeare, and Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece. After her are Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, Nonia Celsa, Cynethryth, Suthida, Sarah Yorke Jackson, and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 940, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 16. Before her are Baldwin III, Count of Flanders, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Bardas Phokas the Younger, Ibn Sahl, and Willigis.  Among people deceased in 1000, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 18. Before her are Matsyendranatha, Ibn Sahl, Abu Sulayman Sijistani, Þorbjörn Hornklofi, Leo of Tripoli, and Mara Takla Haymanot. After her is Ōshikōchi no Mitsune.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 3,759 out of 7,765. Before her are John Powell (1963), William Rutter Dawes (1799), Paul Anderson (1978), John Paul Young (1950), Hugh Edwin Strickland (1811), and Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (1968). After her are William Henry Young (1863), Angus Macfadyen (1963), John Foxx (1948), Pybba of Mercia (570), Carlo Acutis (1991), and Jack Davenport (1973).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 59. Before her are Ælfgifu of Northampton (990), Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (1867), Maureen Starkey Tigrett (1946), Eanflæd (626), Euphemia de Ross (1333), and Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (1968). After her are Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1736) and Carrie Johnson (1988).

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