King of the Anglo-Saxons

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The King of the Anglo-Saxons was the early medieval monarchic title held by rulers who united and governed the various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in what is now England before the emergence of the later title "King of the English."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state title
monarchical title
royal title
appliesTo rulers of multiple Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
associatedInstitution Witan
associatedWithCulture Anglo-Saxon England
associatedWithEthnicity Anglo-Saxons
centralizingFunction consolidation of royal authority in England
unification of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
ceremonialAspect royal coronation
country England
developedFrom kingship of Wessex
follows kingship of individual Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
governmentForm monarchy
historicalPeriod 10th century
early Middle Ages
historicalRegion Heptarchy successor states
languageOfTitle Old English
legitimizedBy church sanction
noble consent
notableTitleHolder Alfred the Great
Athelstan
Cnut the Great
Eadred
linked to: Eadred of England

Eadwig
linked to: Eadwig of England

Edgar the Peaceful
Edmund I
linked to: Edmund I of England

Edward the Confessor
Edward the Elder
Harthacnut
Æthelred the Unready
precedes King of the English
relatedTitle King of England
King of Mercia
King of Wessex
King of the English
religionAssociated Christianity
replacedBy King of the English
responsibility defence of the realm
law-giving
taxation and tribute collection
scopeOfRule Anglo-Saxon peoples
territories of several Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
seatOfPower royal court
successionType hereditary monarchy
symbolOf political unity of Anglo-Saxon England
usedBy Anglo-Saxon rulers
usedIn early medieval England

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King of the English precededBy King of the Anglo-Saxons
King of the English relatedTitle King of the Anglo-Saxons
Edmund Ironside partOf Anglo-Saxon monarchy of England
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons
Edward the Elder positionHeld King of the Anglo-Saxons
Athelstan positionHeld King of the Anglo-Saxons
Rex Anglorum usedBy Anglo-Saxon kings
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon royal court usedBy Anglo-Saxon kings
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon monastic communities associatedWith Anglo-Saxon kings
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons
King of East Anglia usedBy Anglo-Saxon kings
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons
Eadgifu of Wessex fatherTitle King of the Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon fyrd usedBy Anglo-Saxon kings
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons
Parker Chronicle mainSubject Anglo-Saxon kings
subject linked to: the Parker Chronicle
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons