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Edward the Martyr

962 - 978

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Edward the Martyr (c. 962 – 18 March 978) was King of the English from 8 July 975 until he was killed in 978. He was the eldest son of King Edgar (r. 959–975). On Edgar's death, the succession to the throne was contested between Edward's supporters and those of his younger half-brother, the future King Æthelred the Unready. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward the Martyr is the 274th most popular politician (up from 2,180th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 463rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Politician.

Edward the Martyr was the son of King Edmund Ironside and grandson of King Æthelred the Unready. He was murdered in 978 by his half-brother, Eadwig, who then became king.

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Among politicians, Edward the Martyr ranks 274 out of 19,576. Before him are Konrad Adenauer, Frederick IX of Denmark, Paul von Hindenburg, Mehmed I, Elagabalus, and Olav V of Norway. After him are Lucius Verus, Slobodan Milošević, Pratibha Patil, Augusto Pinochet, Louis Philippe I, and Reinhard Heydrich.

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Among people born in 962, Edward the Martyr ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 978, Edward the Martyr ranks 1. After him are Gyeongsun of Silla, Rogvolod, Li Yu, and Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward the Martyr ranks 89 out of 8,785. Before him are Alfred Hitchcock (1899), Anne, Princess Royal (1950), Tom Jones (1940), James Clerk Maxwell (1831), Richard Burton (1925), and Olav V of Norway (1903). After him are Virginia Woolf (1882), Francis Drake (1540), Charles Babbage (1791), Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885), Thomas More (1478), and Joseph Lister (1827).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edward the Martyr ranks 31. Before him are Margaret Thatcher (1925), Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800), Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), James V of Scotland (1512), William Ewart Gladstone (1809), and Olav V of Norway (1903). After him are Oliver Cromwell (1599), Edward Heath (1916), Edgar the Peaceful (943), Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443), Edward III of England (1312), and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545).

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