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

47 answers to “Name a monarch of England”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
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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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.