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Edmund the Martyr

841 - 869

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Edmund the Martyr (also known as St Edmund or Edmund of East Anglia, died 20 November 869) was king of East Anglia from about 855 until his death. Few historical facts about Edmund are known, as the kingdom of East Anglia was devastated by the Vikings, who destroyed any contemporary evidence of his reign. Coins minted by Edmund indicate that he succeeded Æthelweard of East Anglia, as they shared the same moneyers. He is thought to have been of East Anglian origin, but 12th century writers produced fictitious accounts of his family, succession and his rule as king. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund the Martyr is the 9,646th most popular politician (down from 6,810th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 68th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edmund the Martyr ranks 9,646 out of 19,576. Before him are Mangas Coloradas, Tevfik Esenç, Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau, Marián Čalfa, Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine, and Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery. After him are Yunus Pasha, Boniface II, Marquis of Montferrat, Pierre Harmel, Odo II, Duke of Burgundy, Alfred Meyer, and Princess Françoise of Orléans.

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Among people born in 841, Edmund the Martyr ranks 1. After him are Bernard Plantapilosa, and Remigius of Auxerre. Among people deceased in 869, Edmund the Martyr ranks 4. Before him are Lothair II, Al-Mu'tazz, and Ermentrude of Orléans. After him is Gottschalk of Orbais.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Edmund the Martyr ranks 118 out of 549. Before him are Eliza Lynch (1833), Kevin Roche (1922), Neil Jordan (1950), David Kelly (1929), Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769), and Charles Maturin (1780). After him are Kevin of Glendalough (498), Fiona Shaw (1958), Ninette de Valois (1898), Cornelius Ryan (1920), William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737), and John Millington Synge (1871).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Edmund the Martyr ranks 23. Before him are Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785), Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715), Pierce Butler (1744), Douglas Hyde (1860), Eliza Lynch (1833), and Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769). After him are William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737), Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751), Constantine III of Scotland (971), Arthur Griffith (1871), Pat Cox (1952), and Daniel O'Connell (1775).

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