King Ine of Wessex

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King Ine of Wessex was an early 8th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler noted for consolidating the kingdom of Wessex and issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes.

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King Ine of Wessex canonical 3
King Ine 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon ruler
King of Wessex
early medieval monarch
abdicated yes
abdicationYear 726
associatedWith Christianization of Wessex
development of royal administration in Wessex
birthDate 7th century
capital Winchester
centuryOfActivity 8th century
conflictWith Kingdom of Kent
Kingdom of Mercia
linked to: Mercia

Kingdom of Sussex
country Kingdom of Wessex
deathDate after 726
deathPlace Rome
dynasty House of Wessex
ethnicity Anglo-Saxon
father Cenred of Wessex
linked to: Cenred of Mercia
governmentType monarchy
historicalRegion Anglo-Saxon England
knownFor consolidation of the kingdom of Wessex
issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes
strengthening royal authority in Wessex
support of the Christian Church
languageSpoken Old English
lawCodeFeatures penalties for social and status-based offences
protection of property rights
provisions on compensation (wergild)
regulation of church dues
lawCodeLanguage Old English
lawCodePreservation partly preserved in the Textus Roffensis
lawCodeType Anglo-Saxon law code
legalSystemInfluence early English law
mother unknown
notableWork Law code of Ine
patronage support for monastic foundations
support for the bishopric of Winchester
positionHeld King of Wessex
predecessor Cædwalla of Wessex
realm Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
reasonForAbdication to go on pilgrimage to Rome
reignEnd 726
reignStart c. 688
religion Christianity
sourceMention Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
spouse Æthelburg of Wessex
successor Æthelheard of Wessex
territorialExpansion consolidation of control over much of southern England

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Muchelney Abbey possiblyFoundedBy King Ine of Wessex
Cædwalla of Wessex contemporary King Ine of Wessex
Ine of Wessex title King Ine
linked to: King Ine of Wessex
Laws of Ine of Wessex issuedBy King Ine of Wessex