Rarest Monarch of England — All 47 Answers Ranked by Rarity
47 answers are accepted for “Name a monarch of England”. Harold Harefoot is the rarest monarch of England in this ranking, with 144,843 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Eadwig is the second-rarest with 186,892 monthly Wikipedia views, 1.29× the figure for Harold Harefoot. Henry VIII is the most common monarch of England in this ranking, with 3,581,758 monthly Wikipedia views, 24.7× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 47 answers: 48,692,191. Harold Harefoot is 0.3% of that total. 10 answers are Epic or Legendary: Harold Harefoot (Legendary), Eadwig (Legendary), Eadred (Legendary), and 7 more.
Quick answer
Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).
Ranked answers
| Rank | Answer | Tier | Rarity | Monthly Wikipedia views |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Harefoot on Wikipedia | Legendary | 1.000 | 144,843 |
| 2 | Eadwig on Wikipedia | Legendary | 0.978 | 186,892 |
| 3 | Eadred on Wikipedia | Legendary | 0.957 | 193,422 |
| 4 | Swein Forkbeard on Wikipedia | Legendary | 0.935 | 205,020 |
| 5 | Edmund Ironside on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.913 | 212,106 |
| 6 | Edgar, King of England on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.891 | 234,239 |
| 7 | Edward the Martyr on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.870 | 254,355 |
| 8 | Edmund I on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.848 | 318,243 |
| 9 | Harthacnut on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.826 | 336,660 |
| 10 | William II of England on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.804 | 460,030 |
| 11 | Edward the Elder on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.783 | 481,413 |
| 12 | Stephen, King of England on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.761 | 547,921 |
| 13 | Æthelred the Unready on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.739 | 568,796 |
| 14 | Mary II on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.717 | 593,114 |
| 15 | Edward V on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.696 | 595,503 |
| 16 | Æthelstan on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.674 | 705,698 |
| 17 | Cnut on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.652 | 738,557 |
| 18 | Henry III of England on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.630 | 755,465 |
| 19 | Henry I of England on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.609 | 773,300 |
| 20 | Richard II of England on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.587 | 804,364 |
| 21 | Edward I on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.565 | 822,115 |
| 22 | Edward III on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.543 | 851,074 |
| 23 | William III of England on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.522 | 878,522 |
| 24 | Edward II on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.500 | 879,356 |
| 25 | Henry IV of England on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.478 | 971,026 |
| 26 | Harold Godwinson on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.457 | 990,399 |
| 27 | Edward the Confessor on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.435 | 996,227 |
| 28 | Edward IV on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.413 | 996,966 |
| 29 | Henry II of England on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.391 | 1,131,000 |
| 30 | Henry VI of England on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.370 | 1,144,938 |
| 31 | John, King of England on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.348 | 1,157,311 |
| 32 | Alfred the Great on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.326 | 1,182,817 |
| 33 | Richard I of England on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.304 | 1,191,429 |
| 34 | James II of England on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.283 | 1,222,308 |
| 35 | Edward VI on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.261 | 1,311,102 |
| 36 | Richard III of England on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.239 | 1,434,439 |
| 37 | Henry V of England on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.217 | 1,509,566 |
| 38 | Lady Jane Grey on Wikipedia | Common | 0.196 | 1,515,160 |
| 39 | Mary I on Wikipedia | Common | 0.174 | 1,523,138 |
| 40 | Anne, Queen of Great Britain on Wikipedia | Common | 0.152 | 1,680,288 |
| 41 | Henry VII of England on Wikipedia | Common | 0.130 | 1,747,210 |
| 42 | Charles II of England on Wikipedia | Common | 0.109 | 1,759,736 |
| 43 | Charles I of England on Wikipedia | Common | 0.087 | 1,941,779 |
| 44 | William the Conqueror on Wikipedia | Common | 0.065 | 2,010,908 |
| 45 | James VI and I on Wikipedia | Common | 0.043 | 2,170,429 |
| 46 | Elizabeth I on Wikipedia | Common | 0.022 | 2,981,249 |
| 47 | Henry VIII on Wikipedia | Common | 0.000 | 3,581,758 |
FAQ
What is the rarest monarch of England?
Harold Harefoot is the rarest monarch of England in this ranking, with 144,843 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).
How many monarch of Englands are there?
There are 47 monarch of Englands in this ranking, from Harold Harefoot (rarest) to Henry VIII (most common).
What is the most common monarch of England?
Henry VIII is the most common monarch of England in this ranking, with 3,581,758 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).
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Sources
Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.