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Æthelwulf, King of Wessex

795 - 858

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Æthelwulf (Old English: [ˈæðelwuɫf]; Old English for "Noble Wolf"; died 13 January 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. In 825, his father, King Ecgberht, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber. Ecgberht sent Æthelwulf with an army to Kent, where he expelled the Mercian sub-king and was himself appointed sub-king. After 830, Ecgberht maintained good relations with Mercia, and this was continued by Æthelwulf when he became king in 839, the first son to succeed his father as West Saxon king since 641. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Æthelwulf, King of Wessex is the 264th most popular politician (up from 1,563rd in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Germany (up from 423rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Politician.

King æthelwulf of wessex is most famous for his victory over the danish invaders at the battle of ashdown.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ranks 264 out of 19,576. Before him are José Mujica, Septimius Severus, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Anastasius I Dicorus, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Golda Meir. After him are Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Mehmed IV, Enver Hoxha, Konrad Adenauer, Frederick IX of Denmark, and Paul von Hindenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 795, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ranks 1. After him are Lothair I, Mojmir I of Moravia, Emperor Muzong of Tang, and Bernard of Septimania. Among people deceased in 858, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ranks 1. After him are Pope Benedict III, Kenneth MacAlpin, Emperor Montoku, Li Shangyin, and Sedulius Scottus.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ranks 64 out of 7,253. Before him are Hildegard of Bingen (1098), Erwin Rommel (1891), Jacques Offenbach (1819), Heinrich Hertz (1857), Hannah Arendt (1906), and Eva Braun (1912). After him are Heinrich Heine (1797), Erich Maria Remarque (1898), Konrad Adenauer (1876), Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886), Reinhard Heydrich (1904), and Alexandra Feodorovna (1872).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ranks 14. Before him are Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368), Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912), Heinrich Himmler (1900), Hermann Göring (1893), Christian IX of Denmark (1818), and William I, German Emperor (1797). After him are Konrad Adenauer (1876), Reinhard Heydrich (1904), Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361), Helmut Kohl (1930), Martin Bormann (1900), and Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050).

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