Properties (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Historical Figure
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| gptkbp:alliance |
Marriage_alliances_with_Scottish_royalty
|
| gptkbp:birthYear |
c. 895
|
| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Malmesbury_Abbey
|
| gptkbp:children |
No known children
|
| gptkbp:contemporary |
Cnut the Great
|
| gptkbp:culturalContribution |
Promotion of literacy and learning
|
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
Supported monasteries and churches
Engaged_in_diplomatic_relations_with_Europe |
| gptkbp:culturalInfluence |
Influenced_later_English_monarchs
|
| gptkbp:currency |
Introduced the penny
|
| gptkbp:deathYear |
939
|
| gptkbp:dynasty |
gptkb:House_of_Wessex
|
| gptkbp:father |
gptkb:Edward_the_Elder
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Considered the first King of England
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
Early Medieval England |
| gptkbp:historicalRole |
Key_figure_in_the_formation_of_England_as_a_nation.
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
First monarch to use the title 'King of the English'.
Writs and charters issued during his reign |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Aethelstan of Northumbria
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Unifying_England
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Old_English
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Regarded_as_a_unifier_of_England
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Defensive alliances against Viking invasions
Victory_at_the_Battle_of_Brunanburh |
| gptkbp:mother |
Ecgwynn
|
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
Battle of Brunanburh
|
| gptkbp:patronage |
Patron_of_the_arts
|
| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
Consolidation_of_power_in_England
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
Aethelwulf
|
| gptkbp:reform |
Legal reforms
|
| gptkbp:reign |
gptkb:King_of_England
924-939 |
| gptkbp:relationship |
With_the_Church
|
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Christianity
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
Establishment of the coinage system
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
No known spouse
|
| gptkbp:successor |
Edmund I
|
| gptkbp:title |
King of the Anglo-Saxons
|
| gptkbp:treaty |
Treaty of Eamont
|