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Æthelfrith

600 - 616

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Æthelfrith (died c. 616) was King of Bernicia from c. 593 until his death around 616 AD at the Battle of the River Idle. He became the first Bernician king to also rule the neighboring land of Deira, giving him an important place in the development and the unification of the later kingdom of Northumbria. Reigning from the late 6th century until his death, he was known for his military campaigns against the Britons and his victory over the Gaels of Dál Riata. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Æthelfrith is the 3,117th most popular politician (up from 12,051st in 2019), the 765th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,562nd in 2019) and the 158th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Æthelfrith ranks 3,117 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert IV of Sablé, Emperor Wen of Han, Valdemar III of Denmark, Gongyang of Goryeo, Guy Verhofstadt, and Charles VII of Sweden. After him are João Bernardo Vieira, Vologases I of Parthia, Gazi Husrev-beg, Amenemhat II, Empress Xiaoyichun, and Piye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Æthelfrith ranks 19. Before him are Maria al-Qibtiyya, Abraha, Pope Theodore I, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, and Muadh ibn Jabal. After him are Chandrakirti, Justus, Cosmas Indicopleustes, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, Bahram Chobin, and John IV of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 616, Æthelfrith ranks 1. After him are Agilulf, and Sæberht of Essex.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelfrith ranks 765 out of 8,785. Before him are Gregory Bateson (1904), Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1310), Willibrord (658), Timothy Laurence (1955), and Eadred (923). After him are Gordon Brown (1951), Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872), Bill Nighy (1949), Benjamin Graham (1894), Gerard Butler (1969), and Bernard Lewis (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Æthelfrith ranks 158. Before him are Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550), Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355), Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768), Michael Howard (1941), Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), and Eadred (923). After him are Gordon Brown (1951), Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872), James II of Scotland (1430), Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453), James Callaghan (1912), and Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743).

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