837 - 871
Æthelred I (alt. Aethelred, Ethelred; Old English: Æthel-ræd, lit. 'noble counsel'; 845/848 to 871) was King of Wessex from 865 until his death in 871. He was the fourth of five sons of King Æthelwulf of Wessex, four of whom in turn became king. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Æthelred I, King of Wessex has received more than 512,623 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Æthelred I, King of Wessex is the 1,376th most popular politician (up from 1,596th in 2019), the 324th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 400th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular British Politician.
Æthelred I, King of Wessex, is most famous for being the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. He was the son of King Alfred the Great. Æthelred's reign was marked by a series of military defeats, rebellions, and civil wars. In 1002, he was forced to flee to Normandy, where he remained for 15 years.
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Among politicians, Æthelred I, King of Wessex ranks 1,376 out of 15,577. Before him are Takeda Shingen, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, George Tupou V, Urho Kekkonen, Lothair of France, and Kurt Georg Kiesinger. After him are Alfonso V of Aragon, Anastasios II, Cyrus the Younger, Tongzhi Emperor, Baldwin II of Jerusalem, and Valerius Severus.
1521 - 1573
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1,370
1271 - 1305
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1,371
1948 - 2012
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,372
1900 - 1986
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,373
941 - 986
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,374
1904 - 1988
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,375
837 - 871
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1,376
1396 - 1458
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 1,377
700 - 719
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 1,378
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1,379
1856 - 1875
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1,380
1060 - 1131
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,381
300 - 307
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,382
Among people born in 837, Æthelred I, King of Wessex ranks 1. After him is Al-Muntasir. Among people deceased in 871, Æthelred I, King of Wessex ranks 1. After him is Ibn Abd al-Hakam.
Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelred I, King of Wessex ranks 324 out of 7,765. Before him are John Herschel (1792), Anne Neville (1456), Frederick Soddy (1877), Syd Barrett (1946), Jacqueline Bisset (1944), and Jon Lord (1941). After him are George Eliot (1819), G. K. Chesterton (1874), William Crookes (1832), Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828), Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (1220), and Ian McShane (1942).
1792 - 1871
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 318
1456 - 1485
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 319
1877 - 1956
HPI: 67.72
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1946 - 2006
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 321
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 322
1941 - 2012
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 323
837 - 871
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 324
1819 - 1880
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 325
1874 - 1936
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 326
1832 - 1919
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 327
1828 - 1882
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 328
1220 - 1282
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 329
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 330
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Æthelred I, King of Wessex ranks 63. Before him are Harold Macmillan (1894), Richard Cromwell (1626), Halford Mackinder (1861), Æthelred the Unready (968), David II of Scotland (1324), and Anne Neville (1456). After him are Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (1220), Marie of Romania (1875), Tristan (535), Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411), Æthelflæd (869), and Oswald Mosley (1896).
1894 - 1986
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 57
1626 - 1712
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 58
1861 - 1947
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 59
968 - 1016
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 60
1324 - 1371
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 61
1456 - 1485
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 62
837 - 871
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 63
1220 - 1282
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 64
1875 - 1938
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 65
535 - 585
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 66
1411 - 1460
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 67
869 - 918
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 68
1896 - 1980
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 69