POLITICIAN
Ælfwynn
888 - 919
Ælfwynn
Ælfwynn was the ruler of Mercia as the 'Second Lady of the Mercians' for a few months in 918, following her mother's death on 12 June 918. She was the daughter of Æthelred and Æthelflæd, the rulers of Mercia. Her accession was the only example of rule passing from one woman to another in the early medieval period in the British Isles. Manuscript C of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (ASC C) states: "Here also the daughter of Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, was deprived of all control in Mercia, and was led into Wessex three weeks before Christmas; she was called Ælfwynn." ASC C dates Æthelflæd's death as 12 June 918 and Ælfwynn's deposition to December 919, but most historians revise the deposition to 918. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ælfwynn is the 8,330th most popular politician (up from 9,225th in 2019). (up from 1,859th in 2019)
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Among politicians, Ælfwynn ranks 8,330 out of 19,576. Before her are Bob Brown, Otto, Duke of Burgundy, Stephen I, Ban of Bosnia, Xiao Baojuan, Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Ivica Račan. After her are Nicomedes III of Bithynia, Bezprym, Rita of Armenia, Amir Peretz, Helena Lekapene, and Konstantin Hierl.
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Bob Brown
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HPI: 62.85
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Stephen I, Ban of Bosnia
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Xiao Baojuan
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Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
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Ivica Račan
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HPI: 62.85
Rank: 8,334
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Rita of Armenia
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Helena Lekapene
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HPI: 62.84
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Konstantin Hierl
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 888, Ælfwynn ranks 3. Before her are Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, and Rudolph II of Burgundy. After her is Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine. Among people deceased in 919, Ælfwynn ranks 1.
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Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia
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888 - 921
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 1
Rudolph II of Burgundy
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888 - 937
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 2
Ælfwynn
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888 - 919
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 3
Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine
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888 - 910
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 4
