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Æthelred the Unready

968 - 1016

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Æthelred II (Old English: Æþelræd, pronounced [ˈæðelræːd]; Old Norse: Aðalráðr; c. 966 – 23 April 1016), known as Æthelred the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death in 1016. His epithet comes from the Old English word unræd meaning "poorly advised"; it is a pun on his name, which means "well advised". Æthelred was the son of King Edgar and Queen Ælfthryth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Æthelred the Unready is the 1,797th most popular politician (down from 1,337th in 2019), the 443rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 295th in 2019) and the 100th most popular British Politician.

Aethelred the Unready was King of England from 978 to 1016. He is most famous for his defeat by the Danish King Sweyn Forkbeard at the Battle of Maldon in 991, which led to Sweyn's conquest of England.

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Among politicians, Æthelred the Unready ranks 1,797 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Suizei, John Vorster, Nahum, Alexander Mackenzie, Edward, King of Portugal, and Anitta. After him are Lü Buwei, Stephen V of Hungary, John Kerry, Josep Borrell, Maymunah bint al-Harith, and Necho II.

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Among people born in 968, Æthelred the Unready ranks 1. After him are Romanos III Argyros, Sigrid the Haughty, Emperor Zhenzong, and Leofric, Earl of Mercia. Among people deceased in 1016, Æthelred the Unready ranks 2. Before him is Edmund Ironside. After him are Jovan Vladimir, Sweyn Haakonsson, and Sulayman ibn al-Hakam.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelred the Unready ranks 443 out of 8,785. Before him are Halford Mackinder (1861), John Ruskin (1819), John Buchan (1875), Arnold Bennett (1867), John Everett Millais (1829), and Alexander Mackenzie (1822). After him are Jon Lord (1941), Ian McShane (1942), Elizabeth Woodville (1437), Jacqueline Bisset (1944), Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (1982), and Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Æthelred the Unready ranks 100. Before him are Harthacnut (1018), Liz Truss (1975), Roger Williams (1603), Halford Mackinder (1861), John Buchan (1875), and Alexander Mackenzie (1822). After him are Richard Cromwell (1626), Llywelyn the Great (1173), Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (1220), Keir Starmer (1962), Offa of Mercia (800), and Martin Rees (1942).

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