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Edward the Elder

871 - 924

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Edward the Elder (870s? – 17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death in 924. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great and his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin Æthelwold, who had a strong claim to the throne as the son of Alfred's elder brother and predecessor, Æthelred I. Alfred had succeeded Æthelred as king of Wessex in 871, and almost faced defeat against the Danish Vikings until his decisive victory at the Battle of Edington in 878. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward the Elder is the 1,302nd most popular politician (down from 924th in 2019), the 345th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 211th in 2019) and the 85th most popular British Politician.

Edward the Elder was king of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 to 924. He was born in 869 and died in 924. Edward was the son of Alfred the Great. Edward is most famous for uniting the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia, East Anglia, Kent, and Northumbria.

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Among politicians, Edward the Elder ranks 1,302 out of 19,576. Before him are Aristide Briand, Sahle-Work Zewde, Tony Blair, Decebalus, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Frederick VIII of Denmark. After him are Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Artemisia I of Caria, John II Komnenos, Napoléon, Prince Imperial, Athaulf, and Šuppiluliuma I.

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Among people born in 871, Edward the Elder ranks 1. After him is García I of León. Among people deceased in 924, Edward the Elder ranks 1. After him are Ælfweard of Wessex, Berengar I of Italy, Ordoño II of León, Alberic I of Spoleto, and Ibn Khuzayma.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward the Elder ranks 345 out of 8,785. Before him are Bede (672), John Davis (1550), Jane Hawking (1944), Frederick Sanger (1918), Keith Richards (1943), and Tony Blair (1953). After him are Millvina Dean (1912), Julie Andrews (1935), Stan Laurel (1890), Lady Godiva (990), Syd Barrett (1946), and Vivienne Westwood (1941).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edward the Elder ranks 85. Before him are Anthony Eden (1897), Edmund Ironside (993), James Connolly (1868), Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473), Benjamin Disraeli (1804), and Tony Blair (1953). After him are Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803), Richard of Cornwall (1209), Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), David Lloyd George (1863), Clement Attlee (1883), and Ælfweard of Wessex (904).

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