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Æthelheard of Wessex

750 - 740

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Æthelheard (meaning roughly "Noble Stern"), also spelled Ethelheard, Edelard or Æþelheard, was King of Wessex from 726 to 740. There is an unreliable record of Æthelheard having been the brother-in-law of his predecessor, Ine, but his ancestry is unknown, perhaps making him the first King of Wessex not to be descended from Cynric by blood. Some sources identify him as the brother of Queen Æthelburg of Wessex, the wife of his predecessor, King Ine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Æthelheard of Wessex has received more than 759,883 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Æthelheard of Wessex is the 11,854th most popular politician (down from 10,510th in 2019), the 2,507th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,267th in 2019) and the 370th most popular British Politician.

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  • 3.75

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Æthelheard of Wessex ranks 11,854 out of 19,576. Before him are Renseneb, James Douglas, Lord of Douglas, Ralph Abercromby, Helena of Denmark, Kevin Rudd, and Gerolf of Holland. After him are Teleclus, Óscar R. Benavides, Zhou Fohai, Pōmare III, Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina, and Gerald Götting.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 750, Æthelheard of Wessex ranks 15. Before him are Domenico Monegario, Cynewulf of Wessex, Antony I of Constantinople, Teodato Ipato, Giovanni I Participazio, and Cuthred of Wessex. After him are Sigeberht of Wessex, Gisulf II of Benevento, Theodore Abu Qurrah, Liutprand of Benevento, Abbas Ibn al-Ahnaf, and Alboin of Spoleto. Among people deceased in 740, Æthelheard of Wessex ranks 5. Before him are Zayd ibn Ali, Andrew of Crete, Meng Haoran, and Wu Daozi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelheard of Wessex ranks 2,507 out of 8,785. Before him are Laurence Doherty (1875), Hugh Bonneville (1963), James Douglas, Lord of Douglas (1286), Ralph Abercromby (1734), Joanne Whalley (1961), and W. Ross Ashby (1903). After him are Carl Cox (1962), Peter Atkins (1940), Guy Burgess (1911), Andrew Lang (1844), Tony Abbott (1957), and John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Æthelheard of Wessex ranks 370. Before him are Charles James Fox (1749), Prince Maurice of Battenberg (1891), Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583), William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1724), James Douglas, Lord of Douglas (1286), and Ralph Abercromby (1734). After him are Tony Abbott (1957), John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845), James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce (1838), Blanche of England (1392), Æthelfrith (600), and Banastre Tarleton (1754).

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