Æthelred I of Mercia

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:alliance Marriage to Æthelburh of Wessex
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Mercia
gptkbp:burial_place St. Mary's Church, Repton
gptkbp:children gptkb:Æthelflæd,_Lady_of_the_Mercians
gptkbp:conflict Viking raids
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:cultural_contribution Patron of the church
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Influence on English history
gptkbp:cultural_influence Mercian culture
gptkbp:cultural_significance Symbol of Mercian resistance
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Mercia
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Æthelflæd
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Alliances with neighboring kingdoms
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Mercian_royal_family
gptkbp:era gptkb:Early_Medieval_England
gptkbp:father gptkb:Penda_of_Mercia
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied by historians of the Anglo-Saxon period
gptkbp:historical_context Conflict with Viking settlers
Context of 9th-century England
gptkbp:historical_documentation Recorded in various medieval texts
gptkbp:historical_event Involved in the defense against the Great Heathen Army
gptkbp:historical_figures Contemporaries included Æthelstan
gptkbp:historical_impact Strengthened Mercian identity
gptkbp:historical_legacy Influence on later kings of England
Foundation for future Mercian power
gptkbp:historical_period Anglo-Saxon period
gptkbp:historical_records Mentioned in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
gptkbp:historical_significance Unification of Mercia and Wessex
gptkbp:historical_source Primary sources from the 9th century
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Mercia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Æthelred I of Mercia
gptkbp:known_for Resistance against Viking invasions
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future Mercian rulers
gptkbp:military_leadership Led Mercian forces against Danes
gptkbp:military_strategy Defensive tactics against invasions
gptkbp:mother Cyneswith of Mercia
gptkbp:narrative Part of the unification of England
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Ashdown
gptkbp:political_affiliation Mercian nobility
gptkbp:political_impact Impact on Wessex-Mercia relations
gptkbp:political_position King during Viking Age
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Burgred_of_Mercia
gptkbp:reign Approximately 6 years
c. 865 – c. 871
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse Æthelburh of Wessex
gptkbp:successor King of the Mercians
Æthelred II of Mercia
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Æthelberht_the_Good
gptkb:Queen_Æthelflæd
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7