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Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar

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Ælfthryth (c. 945 – 1000 or 1001, also Alfrida, Elfrida or Elfthryth) was Queen of the English from her marriage to King Edgar in 964 or 965 until Edgar's death in 975. She was a leading figure in the regency during the minority of her son King Æthelred the Unready between 978 and 984. Ælfthryth was the first wife of an English king known to have been crowned and anointed as queen. She had two sons with Edgar, the ætheling Edmund (who died young) and King Æthelred the Unready. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar is the 427th most popular companion (up from 763rd in 2019), the 1,372nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,911th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 427 out of 784. Before her are Ermentrude of Orléans, Matilda of Frisia, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden, Despina Khatun, and Berengaria of Barcelona. After her are Natalia Sedova, Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, John I, Duke of Bourbon, Anne Sophie Reventlow, Prince Joachim of Prussia, and Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon.

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Among people born in 940, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 11. Before her are Mieszko I of Poland, Eadwig, Leopold I, Margrave of Austria, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Ibn Sahl, and Abū Sahl al-Qūhī. After her are Baldwin III, Count of Flanders, Doubravka of Bohemia, Henry III, Duke of Bavaria, Willigis, and Bardas Phokas the Younger. Among people deceased in 1000, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 9. Before her are Bjarni Herjólfsson, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Ibn Sahl, Zoe Karbonopsina, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, and Matsyendranatha. After her are Harthacnut I of Denmark, García Sánchez II of Pamplona, Henry of Speyer, Joseph Genesius, Bertha of Swabia, and Leo of Tripoli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 1,372 out of 8,785. Before her are Henry Royce (1863), Mary Leakey (1913), Mark Strong (1963), John Toshack (1949), George Fox (1624), and Glenn Tipton (1947). After her are David Tomlinson (1917), Isabella Bird (1831), John Christie (1899), Daniel Radcliffe (1989), Jimmy Savile (1926), and Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 42. Before her are Anne Hyde (1637), Matilda of Scotland (1080), Eadgyth (910), Judith of Flanders (844), Cynthia Lennon (1939), and Anabella Drummond (1350). After her are Princess Marie of Orléans (1865), Mary de Bohun (1369), Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (1505), Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1736), Ealhswith (852), and John Newton (1725).

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