Earl Æthelweard

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Noble
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Danish_nobility
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:King_Aethelred_the_Unready
gptkb:King_Eadwig
gptkb:King_Ethelred_II
gptkb:King_Harold_II
gptkb:King_Edward_the_Confessor
gptkb:King_Edgar
King Cnut
King Æthelstan
King Edmund I
King Eadred
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Winchester_Cathedral
gptkbp:children Æthelweard the Younger
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:King_Athelstan
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Referenced in historical texts
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_later_English_nobility
gptkbp:deathYear c. 1000
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:House_of_Cerdic
Cerdic of Wessex
gptkbp:father Æthelred I
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Post-Viking_Age_England
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influence_on_English_identity
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkbp:historicalRole Unifier_of_Anglo-Saxon_kingdoms
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influence_in_the_unification_of_England
Role_in_the_formation_of_England
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wessex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Earl Æthelweard
gptkbp:influenceOn Feudal system development
Anglo-Saxon_politics
gptkbp:knownFor Cultural patronage
Strengthening the monarchy
Promotion of trade and commerce
Support of the church
Land grants to monasteries
Military reforms.
Military alliances with other earls
Diplomatic_relations_with_Scotland
Contributions_to_English_law
gptkbp:legacy Noble_lineage_in_England
gptkbp:loyaltyProgram King Æthelstan
gptkbp:marriageDate c. 950
gptkbp:militaryRank Earl
Battles_against_the_Vikings
gptkbp:mother Wulfrun
gptkbp:notableFor Military leadership
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Wessex_nobility
gptkbp:politicalRole Advisor to the king
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Earl_Æthelhelm
gptkbp:region gptkb:England
gptkbp:reign 10th century
gptkbp:spouse Wulfrun
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Earl_Æthelstan
gptkbp:title Earl
gptkbp:titleHeld gptkb:Earl_of_Wessex
gptkbp:titleOfNobility gptkb:Earl_of_Mercia