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Ælfwynn

888 - 919

Ælfwynn

Ælfwynn was the ruler of Mercia as the 'Second Lady of the Mercians' for a few months in 918, following her mother's death on 12 June 918. She was the daughter of Æthelred and Æthelflæd, the rulers of Mercia. Her accession was the only example of rule passing from one woman to another in the early medieval period in the British Isles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ælfwynn has received more than 1,039,118 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ælfwynn is the 9,230th most popular politician (down from 8,513th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

1.0M
Page Views (PV)
54.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.83
Effective Languages (L*)
2.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ælfwynn ranks 9,230 out of 19,576. Before her are Matti Vanhanen, Princess Maria Christina of Saxony, Rafael Carrera, Kuzma Minin, Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, and Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum. After her are Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Wilfrid Laurier, Pierre Buyoya, Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Vladimir Bakarić, and Amalafrida.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Matti Vanhanen
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9,224
Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
1735 - 1782
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9,225
Rafael Carrera
1814 - 1865
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9,226
Kuzma Minin
1616 - 1616
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9,227
Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
1502 - 1532
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9,228
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum
206 BC - 141 BC
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9,229
Ælfwynn
888 - 919
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9,230
Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos
1744 - 1811
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9,231
Wilfrid Laurier
1841 - 1919
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 9,232
Pierre Buyoya
1949 - 2020
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 9,233
Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1882 - 1918
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 9,234
Vladimir Bakarić
1912 - 1983
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 9,235
Amalafrida
460 - 526
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 9,236

Contemporaries

Among people born in 888, Ælfwynn ranks 3. Before her are Rudolph II of Burgundy, and Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia. After her is Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine. Among people deceased in 919, Ælfwynn ranks 1.