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Æthelbald of Mercia

700 - 757

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Æthelbald (also spelled Ethelbald or Aethelbald; died 757) was the King of Mercia, in what is now the English Midlands from 716 until he was killed in 757. Æthelbald was the son of Alweo and thus a grandson of King Eowa. Æthelbald came to the throne after the death of his cousin, King Ceolred, who had driven him into exile. During his long reign, Mercia became the dominant kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons, and recovered the position of pre-eminence it had enjoyed during the strong reigns of Mercian kings Penda and Wulfhere between about 628 and 675. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Æthelbald of Mercia is the 9,924th most popular politician (down from 9,870th in 2019), the 2,199th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,009th in 2019) and the 352nd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Æthelbald of Mercia ranks 9,924 out of 19,576. Before him are Dragan Čović, Bubo, Duke of the Frisians, Kalevi Sorsa, Helen Clark, Rafael Eitan, and Chormaqan. After him are Toivo Mikael Kivimäki, Phil Scott, Béni Kállay, Prasutagus, Gao of Xia, and Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Æthelbald of Mercia ranks 38. Before him are Anna, Callinicus of Heliopolis, Willibald, Marcello Tegalliano, Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani, and Ragenfrid. After him are Kormisosh, Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, Swanachild, Berthar, Theodora of Khazaria, and Erchinoald. Among people deceased in 757, Æthelbald of Mercia ranks 4. Before him are Pope Stephen II, An Lushan, and Alfonso I of Asturias. After him is Jayavarman I.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelbald of Mercia ranks 2,199 out of 8,785. Before him are Jeanette (1951), Walter Crane (1845), Thomas Hicks (1876), Mitch Mitchell (1947), William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1724), and Keith Flint (1969). After him are Prasutagus (50), Roderick Murchison (1792), Philip Selway (1967), James Finlayson (1887), Mike Leigh (1943), and Mary Elizabeth Barber (1818).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Æthelbald of Mercia ranks 352. Before him are John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859), Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn (1945), Randolph Churchill (1911), Menzies Campbell (1941), Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735), and William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1724). After him are Prasutagus (50), Lord William Bentinck (1774), Joe Davis (1901), Erskine Childers (1870), Norman Lamont (1942), and Mary McAleese (1951).

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