Æthelbald (also spelled Ethelbald or Aethelbald; died 757) was the King of Mercia, in what is now the English Midlands from 716 until he was killed in 757. Æthelbald was the son of Alweo and thus a grandson of King Eowa. Æthelbald came to the throne after the death of his cousin, King Ceolred, who had driven him into exile. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Æthelbald of Mercia has received more than 289,374 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Æthelbald of Mercia is the 10,463rd most popular politician (down from 7,757th in 2019), the 2,250th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,682nd in 2019) and the 349th most popular British Politician.
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Among politicians, Æthelbald of Mercia ranks 10,463 out of 15,577. Before him are Sergio Balanzino, Werner Faymann, Sydir Kovpak, Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Alexander Trepov, and Nikolay Rumyantsev. After him are Ernst Wilhelm Bohle, Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Asma al-Assad, Hendrick Chin A Sen, Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, and Haroun Tazieff.
1934 - 2018
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 10,457
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 10,458
1887 - 1967
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 10,459
1669 - 1711
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 10,460
1862 - 1928
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 10,461
1754 - 1826
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 10,462
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 10,463
1903 - 1960
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 10,464
1529 - 1577
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 10,465
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 10,466
1934 - 1999
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 10,467
1510 - 1581
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 10,468
1914 - 1998
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 10,469
Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelbald of Mercia ranks 2,250 out of 7,765. Before him are George Mary Searle (1839), Claude Rains (1889), Dionysios Kasdaglis (1872), Anthony Horowitz (1955), Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563), and Michael Carrick (1981). After him are Frank Bridge (1879), Ernst Wilhelm Bohle (1903), Rio Ferdinand (1978), Asma al-Assad (1975), George Cruikshank (1792), and Cuthred of Wessex (750).
1839 - 1918
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 2,244
1889 - 1967
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 2,245
1872 - 1931
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 2,246
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 2,247
1563 - 1612
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 2,248
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 2,249
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 2,250
1879 - 1941
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 2,251
1903 - 1960
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 2,252
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 2,253
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 2,254
1792 - 1878
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 2,255
750 - 756
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 2,256
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Æthelbald of Mercia ranks 349. Before him are Prasutagus (50), Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730), Prince William of Gloucester (1941), Llywelyn the Great (1173), Dionysios Kasdaglis (1872), and Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563). After him are Ernst Wilhelm Bohle (1903), Asma al-Assad (1975), Cuthred of Wessex (750), Cædwalla of Wessex (659), Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757), and Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891).
50 - 60
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 343
1730 - 1782
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 344
1941 - 1972
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 345
1173 - 1240
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 346
1872 - 1931
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 347
1563 - 1612
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 348
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 349
1903 - 1960
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 350
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 351
750 - 756
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 352
659 - 689
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 353
1757 - 1844
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 354
1891 - 1959
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 355