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Æthelberht, King of Wessex

836 - 865

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Æthelberht (Old English: [ˈæðelberˠxt]; also spelled Ethelbert or Aethelberht) was the King of Wessex from 860 until his death in 865. He was the third son of King Æthelwulf by his first wife, Osburh. Æthelberht was first recorded as a witness to a charter in 854. The following year Æthelwulf went on pilgrimage to Rome and appointed his oldest surviving son, Æthelbald, as king of Wessex while Æthelberht became king of the recently conquered territory of Kent. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Æthelberht, King of Wessex is the 958th most popular politician (up from 4,429th in 2019), the 269th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 894th in 2019) and the 64th most popular British Politician.

Aethelberht, king of Wessex, is most famous for his law code.

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Among politicians, Æthelberht, King of Wessex ranks 958 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexis of Russia, Albert II of Germany, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Ardashir I, Wojciech Jaruzelski, and Calvin Coolidge. After him are Ptolemy XII Auletes, Vladislaus II of Hungary, Anwar Ibrahim, Michael III, Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Radu cel Frumos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 836, Æthelberht, King of Wessex ranks 1. After him are Thābit ibn Qurra, Causantín mac Cináeda, Al-Musta'in, and Fujiwara no Mototsune. Among people deceased in 865, Æthelberht, King of Wessex ranks 1. After him are Ansgar, Kassia, and Paschasius Radbertus.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelberht, King of Wessex ranks 269 out of 8,785. Before him are John Boyd Orr (1880), Phil Collins (1951), Elizabeth of York (1466), Mary Mallon (1869), Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1843), and Helen Mirren (1945). After him are Mary Anne MacLeod Trump (1912), William Henry Bragg (1862), Jane Birkin (1946), William Adams (1564), Robert the Bruce (1274), and Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Æthelberht, King of Wessex ranks 64. Before him are Clementine Churchill (1885), Boudica (33), Henry III of England (1207), Horace Walpole (1717), John A. Macdonald (1815), and Randal Cremer (1828). After him are Robert the Bruce (1274), Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477), Owain Glyndŵr (1359), Gladwyn Jebb (1900), George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford (1504), and Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757).

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