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Beorhtric of Wessex

800 - 802

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Beorhtric (meaning "magnificent ruler"; also spelled Brihtric) (died 802) was the King of Wessex from 786 to 802, succeeding Cynewulf. During his rule, however, his wife and father-in-law had most of the power. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Beorhtric of Wessex is the 4,255th most popular politician (up from 7,713th in 2019), the 1,012th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,533rd in 2019) and the 194th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 4,255 out of 19,576. Before him are Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, Marc Ravalomanana, Miran Shah, Philip III of Navarre, Paul Blobel, and Michael Shishman of Bulgaria. After him are David I of Scotland, Bianca Maria Visconti, Idris I of Morocco, Robert II, Count of Flanders, Sextus Tarquinius, and Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 16. Before him are Piast the Wheelwright, Antipope Philip, Ælla of Northumbria, Al-Muqanna, Pribina, and Thomas the Slav. After him are Jayavarman II, George Syncellus, Omurtag of Bulgaria, Ratchis, Gudfred, and Hemma. Among people deceased in 802, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 2. Before him is Constantine VI. After him is Paulinus II of Aquileia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 1,012 out of 8,785. Before him are James Thomson (1700), Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881), Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517), Peter Shilton (1949), Tony Buzan (1942), and Reginald Lee (1870). After him are David I of Scotland (1084), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), Oliver Sacks (1933), Ian McDiarmid (1944), Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877), and James Gregory (1638).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 194. Before him are Robert Peel (1788), Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (1373), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671), William Bradford (1590), Julia Gillard (1961), and Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517). After him are David I of Scotland (1084), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), David Cameron (1966), Malcolm III of Scotland (1031), Duncan I of Scotland (1001), and John Balliol (1249).

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