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Cerdic of Wessex

467 - 534

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Cerdic ( CHER-ditch; Latin: Cerdicus) is described in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as a leader of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, being the founder and first king of Wessex, reigning from around 519 to 534 AD. Subsequent kings of Wessex were each claimed by the Chronicle to descend in some manner from Cerdic. His origin, ethnicity, and even his very existence have been extensively disputed. However, though claimed as the founder of Wessex by later West Saxon kings, he would have been known to contemporaries as king of the Gewissae, a folk or tribal group. In a charter dating to 686, Cædwalla was the first king of the Gewissae to call himself 'King of the West Saxons'. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cerdic of Wessex is the 6,431st most popular politician (down from 6,307th in 2019), the 1,727th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,730th in 2019) and the 514th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cerdic of Wessex ranks 6,431 out of 19,576. Before him are Cornelius A. Smith, Arsames, Meles Zenawi, Prince William of Baden, Xiao Xin, and Nicolas Catinat. After him are Hubert Pierlot, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Manuel Komnenos, Joschka Fischer, Levi Lincoln Sr., and Stephen Zápolya.

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Among people born in 467, Cerdic of Wessex ranks 3. Before him are Leo II, and Emperor Senka. After him is Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei. Among people deceased in 534, Cerdic of Wessex ranks 5. Before him are Theuderic I, Anthemius of Tralles, Athalaric, and Godomar II. After him are Marcellinus Comes, and Hermanafrid.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Cerdic of Wessex ranks 1,727 out of 7,253. Before him are Siegfried Marcus (1831), Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg (1785), Franz Pfeffer von Salomon (1888), Albert Lortzing (1801), Prince William of Baden (1829), and Klaus Fischer (1949). After him are Gottfried Böhm (1920), Joschka Fischer (1948), Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (1733), Ottmar Walter (1924), William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1487), and Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord (1878).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Cerdic of Wessex ranks 514. Before him are Otto Rasch (1891), Friedrich Kellner (1885), Georg Ebers (1837), Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg (1785), Franz Pfeffer von Salomon (1888), and Prince William of Baden (1829). After him are Joschka Fischer (1948), Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (1733), Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord (1878), Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine (1539), Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1727), and Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1761).

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