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Æthelstan

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Æthelstan or Athelstan (; Old English: Æðelstān [ˈæðelstɑːn]; Old Norse: Aðalsteinn; lit. 'noble stone'; c. 894 – 27 October 939) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to his death in 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn. Modern historians regard him as the first King of England and one of the "greatest Anglo-Saxon kings". He never married and had no children; he was succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund I. When Edward died in July 924, Æthelstan was accepted by the Mercians as king. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Æthelstan is the 821st most popular politician (down from 594th in 2019), the 232nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 147th in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Politician.

Aethelstan is most famous for his victory over the Vikings at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Æthelstan ranks 821 out of 19,576Before him are Feodor I of Russia, Robert Mugabe, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Christian IV of Denmark, Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, and Ivan Mazepa. After him are Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Tamar of Georgia, Stefan Dušan, Bongbong Marcos, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, and Zewditu.

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Among people born in 895, Æthelstan ranks 1After him are Al-Muqtadir, Sultan Satuq Bughra Khan, Liu Zhiyuan, and Sigurd Haakonsson. Among people deceased in 939, Æthelstan ranks 1After him are Pope Leo VII, Dirk I, Count of Holland, Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine, Eberhard of Franconia, and Pietro II Candiano.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelstan ranks 232 out of 8,785Before him are T. E. Lawrence (1888), Marie of Romania (1875), Joseph Priestley (1733), Ringo Starr (1940), C. S. Lewis (1898), and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1935). After him are John Wycliffe (1324), Brian May (1947), Sting (1951), Robert Owen (1771), Clementine Churchill (1885), and Stuart Sutcliffe (1940).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Æthelstan ranks 57Before him are Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900), Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796), Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831), Marie of Romania (1875), and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1935). After him are Clementine Churchill (1885), Boudica (33), Henry III of England (1207), Horace Walpole (1717), John A. Macdonald (1815), and Randal Cremer (1828).