Aethelred II of England

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Carham
gptkb:Ealdgyth
gptkbp:birth_date 966
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Old_St_Paul's_Cathedral
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_the_Confessor
gptkb:Margaret_of_Scotland
gptkb:Eadgifu_of_Kent
gptkb:Edmund_Ironside
gptkb:Eadwig
gptkb:Edgar_the_Ætheling
gptkb:Ethelstan
gptkb:Eadred
Eadgifu of Northumbria
Christina of England
gptkbp:death_date 1016
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aethelred II of England
gptkbp:known_for political instability
marriage alliances
the construction of fortifications
heavy taxation
the patronage of the arts
the promotion of trade
the use of mercenaries
the development of law codes
the establishment of the royal court
the legacy of his reign
the promotion of literacy
the influence of the church
the establishment of local government
defeating Viking invasions
the establishment of the English navy
the influence of his advisors
the St. Brice's Day massacre
the Danegeld tax
the Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
the conflict with Cnut the Great
the conflict with Sweyn Forkbeard
the flight to Normandy
the return to England
gptkbp:mother Wulfrun
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:the_Unready
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Maldon
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edmund_I
gptkbp:reign_end 978
1016
38 years
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Emma_of_Normandy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edmund_II