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Ecgberht, King of Wessex

800 - 839

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Ecgberht (died 839), also spelled Egbert, Ecgbert, Ecgbriht, Ecgbeorht, and Ecbert, was King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839. His father was King Ealhmund of Kent. In the 780s, Ecgberht was forced into exile to Charlemagne's court in the Frankish Empire by the kings Offa of Mercia and Beorhtric of Wessex, but on Beorhtric's death in 802, Ecgberht returned and took the throne. Little is known of the first 20 years of Ecgberht's reign, but it is thought that he was able to maintain the independence of Wessex against the kingdom of Mercia, which at that time dominated the other southern English kingdoms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ecgberht, King of Wessex is the 179th most popular politician (up from 1,577th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 338th in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Politician.

Ecgberht was king of Wessex from 802 to 839. He was the son of Egbert, King of Wessex, and became king after his father's death in 802. Ecgberht's reign was marked by military success, as he conquered the kingdoms of Kent, Sussex, Essex, and East Anglia.

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Among politicians, Ecgberht, King of Wessex ranks 179 out of 19,576. Before him are Amenhotep III, Margaret Thatcher, Yasser Arafat, Khafra, Theodosius I, and Honorius. After him are Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, Domitian, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Bayezid II, Bayezid I, and Harry S. Truman.

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Among people born in 800, Ecgberht, King of Wessex ranks 1. After him are Pope Boniface VI, Björn Ironside, Pope Adrian III, Pope Sergius II, Pope Nicholas I, Fatima al-Fihri, Offa of Mercia, Sigurd Ring, Piast the Wheelwright, Antipope Philip, and Ælla of Northumbria. Among people deceased in 839, Ecgberht, King of Wessex ranks 1. After him are Aznar Galíndez I, Wiglaf of Mercia, and Sicard of Benevento.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, Ecgberht, King of Wessex ranks 59 out of 8,785. Before him are J. J. Thomson (1856), James Prescott Joule (1818), Anthony Hopkins (1937), John Major (1943), Mary of Teck (1867), and Margaret Thatcher (1925). After him are Edward Victor Appleton (1892), John Lennon (1940), John Dalton (1766), William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824), David Hume (1711), and Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Ecgberht, King of Wessex ranks 26. Before him are Mary II of England (1662), Edward V of England (1470), Mary I of England (1516), Mary, Queen of Scots (1542), John Major (1943), and Margaret Thatcher (1925). After him are Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), James V of Scotland (1512), William Ewart Gladstone (1809), Olav V of Norway (1903), Edward the Martyr (962), and Oliver Cromwell (1599).

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