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Edmund I

921 - 946

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Edmund I or Eadmund I (920/921 – 26 May 946) was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death in 946. He was the elder son of King Edward the Elder and his third wife, Queen Eadgifu, and a grandson of King Alfred the Great. After Edward died in 924, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Edmund's half-brother Æthelstan. Edmund was crowned after Æthelstan died childless in 939. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund I is the 2,240th most popular politician (down from 1,449th in 2019), the 552nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 322nd in 2019) and the 115th most popular British Politician.

Edmund I was the king of England from 939 to 946. He is most famous for his defeat of the Danes at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937.

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Among politicians, Edmund I ranks 2,240 out of 19,576. Before him are Dalia Grybauskaitė, Albert III, Duke of Austria, Michael D. Higgins, Qutuz, James IV of Scotland, and Theuderic IV. After him are Mário Soares, Tang of Shang, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Kenneth MacAlpin, René Coty, and Austen Chamberlain.

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Among people born in 921, Edmund I ranks 1. After him is Abe no Seimei. Among people deceased in 946, Edmund I ranks 2. Before him is Pope Marinus II. After him are John of Rila, Al-Qa'im, Eadgyth, Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli, and Ibrahim ibn Sinan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edmund I ranks 552 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Becket (1119), Henry Moore (1898), Sam Neill (1947), Mary Read (1695), Pope Adrian IV (1100), and James IV of Scotland (1473). After him are Kenneth MacAlpin (810), Austen Chamberlain (1863), Harry Kroto (1939), Dave Murray (1956), Mordred (null), and Harold Pinter (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edmund I ranks 115. Before him are James I of Scotland (1394), Theresa May (1956), Cynric (450), Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), Edmund Crouchback (1245), and James IV of Scotland (1473). After him are Kenneth MacAlpin (810), Austen Chamberlain (1863), Harold Wilson (1916), Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1919), John Turner (1929), and Domnall mac Ailpín (812).

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