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Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians

Æthelred (died 911) became Lord of the Mercians in England shortly after the death or disappearance of Mercia's last king, Ceolwulf II, in 879. He is also sometimes called the Ealdorman of Mercia. Æthelred's rule was confined to the western half, as eastern Mercia was then part of the Viking-ruled Danelaw. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians has received more than 960,282 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians is the 698th most popular companion (down from 576th in 2019).

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960k
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Effective Languages (L*)
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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians ranks 698 out of 784. Before him are Saovabha Phongsri, Matilda of Holstein, Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, Osburh, and Infanta María Cristina of Spain. After him are Tranquillina, Nimaathap, Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden, Plautia Urgulanilla, Zenobia of Armenia, and Hugh Despenser the younger.