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Æthelberht, King of Wessex

836 - 865

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Æthelberht (Old English: [ˈæðelberˠxt]; also spelled Ethelbert or Aethelberht) was the King of Wessex from 860 until his death in 865. He was the third son of King Æthelwulf by his first wife, Osburh. Æthelberht was first recorded as a witness to a charter in 854. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Æthelberht, King of Wessex has received more than 910,533 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Æthelberht, King of Wessex is the 4,429th most popular politician (down from 2,317th in 2019), the 894th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 536th in 2019) and the 157th most popular British Politician.

Aethelberht, king of Wessex, is most famous for his law code.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Æthelberht, King of Wessex ranks 4,429 out of 19,576Before him are Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro, Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Mōri Motonari, Margot Honecker, Takelot II, and Euphronios. After him are Cylon of Athens, Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Leopold, Duke of Bavaria, Dion of Syracuse, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and Ewelina Hańska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 836, Æthelberht, King of Wessex ranks 3Before him are Thābit ibn Qurra, and Causantín mac Cináeda. After him are Al-Musta'in, and Fujiwara no Mototsune. Among people deceased in 865, Æthelberht, King of Wessex ranks 2Before him is Ansgar. After him are Kassia, and Paschasius Radbertus.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelberht, King of Wessex ranks 894 out of 8,785Before him are Mick Taylor (1949), Samuel Butler (1612), Rob Halford (1951), Charles Lightoller (1874), Eugen d'Albert (1864), and Elizabeth Gaskell (1810). After him are Mike Newell (1942), Herbert C. Brown (1912), Petula Clark (1932), Eadgyth (910), George Vancouver (1757), and Robert III of Scotland (1330).

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