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Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

1964 - Today

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Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (Edward Antony Richard Louis; born 10 March 1964) is a member of the British royal family. He is the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the youngest sibling of King Charles III. He was born third in the line of succession to the British throne and is now 15th. Born at Buckingham Palace during the reign of his mother, Edward studied at Heatherdown School and completed his A-Levels at Gordonstoun before spending part of his gap year teaching at Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand. He then went up to read history at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cambridge. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex is the 74th most popular nobleman (up from 198th in 2019), the 283rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 707th in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Nobleman.

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex is the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He is the youngest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and the youngest brother of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex ranks 74 out of 1,415Before him are Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Princess Märtha of Sweden, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Giuliano de' Medici, and Mariana of Austria. After him are Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Philip the Bold, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Henry IV of England, and Haakon VI of Norway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex ranks 5Before him are Jeff Bezos, Nicolas Cage, David Woodard, and Keanu Reeves. After him are Monica Bellucci, Marco van Basten, Sarah Palin, Russell Crowe, Melinda Gates, Sandra Bullock, and Nigel Farage.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex ranks 283 out of 8,785Before him are Owain Glyndŵr (1359), Gladwyn Jebb (1900), John Venn (1834), George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford (1504), Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757), and Frederick Soddy (1877). After him are Judi Dench (1934), David Gilmour (1946), Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341), Thomas Henry Huxley (1825), Thomas Young (1773), and Jane Goodall (1934).

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