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Æthelflæd

869 - 918

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Æthelflæd (c. 870 – 12 June 918) ruled as Lady of the Mercians in the English Midlands from 911 until her death in 918. She was the eldest child of Alfred the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, and his wife Ealhswith. Æthelflæd was born around 870 at the height of the Viking invasions of England. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Æthelflæd has received more than 3,316,136 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Æthelflæd is the 2,198th most popular politician (down from 1,487th in 2019), the 473rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 355th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Politician.

Aethelflaed was the daughter of Alfred the Great and the wife of Aethelred. She is most famous for defending Mercia from Viking attacks, and for her victory over the Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall in 910.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Æthelflæd ranks 2,198 out of 19,576. Before her are Eadred, Sirikit, Lee Teng-hui, Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Paul-Henri Spaak. After her are Abaoji, Zog I of Albania, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo, Aeschines, and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 869, Æthelflæd ranks 2. Before her is Muhammad al-Mahdi. After her is Gung Ye. Among people deceased in 918, Æthelflæd ranks 2. Before her is Conrad I of Germany. After her are Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders, William I, Duke of Aquitaine, and Gung Ye.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelflæd ranks 473 out of 8,785. Before her are Sid Vicious (1957), Bernie Ecclestone (1930), Eadred (923), Saint Walpurga (710), Denis Law (1940), and Brook Taylor (1685). After her are Saint Boniface (680), Alexander Pope (1688), Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), G. E. Moore (1873), Muriel Spark (1918), and Kate Winslet (1975).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Æthelflæd ranks 83. Before her are Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411), Princess Muna al-Hussein (1941), Austen Chamberlain (1863), Edward the Martyr (962), Julia Gillard (1961), and Eadred (923). After her are Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), James Callaghan (1912), James I of Scotland (1394), James IV of Scotland (1473), Gordon Brown (1951), and Henry the Young King (1155).

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