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Æthelwulf, King of Wessex

795 - 858

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Æthelwulf (Old English: [ˈæðelwuɫf]; Old English for "Noble Wolf"; died 13 January 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. In 825, his father, King Ecgberht, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber. Ecgberht sent Æthelwulf with an army to Kent, where he expelled the Mercian sub-king and was himself appointed sub-king. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Æthelwulf, King of Wessex has received more than 1,600,948 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Æthelwulf, King of Wessex is the 1,565th most popular politician (down from 1,000th in 2019), the 431st most popular biography from Germany (down from 262nd in 2019) and the 117th most popular German Politician.

King æthelwulf of wessex is most famous for his victory over the danish invaders at the battle of ashdown.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ranks 1,565 out of 15,577. Before him are Jeconiah, Shah Rukh, Ferdinand I of Naples, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, and Kwame Nkrumah. After him are Babrak Karmal, Gyges of Lydia, Ayşe Sultan, Vallabhbhai Patel, Shalmaneser III, and Ismail Ibn Sharif.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 795, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ranks 2. Before him is Lothair I. After him are Mojmir I of Moravia, Emperor Muzong of Tang, and Bernard of Septimania. Among people deceased in 858, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ranks 2. Before him is Pope Benedict III. After him are Kenneth MacAlpin, Emperor Montoku, Li Shangyin, and Sedulius Scottus.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ranks 431 out of 6,142. Before him are Ernst Abbe (1840), Gerhard Richter (1932), Oskar Dirlewanger (1895), Julius Lothar Meyer (1830), Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886), and Johann Georg Faust (1480). After him are Roland Freisler (1893), Victoria of Baden (1862), Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (1808), Albrecht Kossel (1853), Adolf Butenandt (1903), and Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ranks 117. Before him are Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784), Christopher of Bavaria (1416), Carol I of Romania (1839), Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1870), Christian V of Denmark (1646), and Hans Fritzsche (1900). After him are Victoria of Baden (1862), Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750), Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463), Bernhard von Bülow (1849), Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662), and Josef Kramer (1906).

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