Earl Aethelstan

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Historical Figure
gptkbp:alliance Marriage Alliances
gptkbp:birthYear c. 895
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Malmesbury_Abbey
gptkbp:children Aethelstan,_King_of_England
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:King_Aethelred_II
King Cnut
King Edmund I
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_English_identity
gptkbp:culturalSignificance First_King_of_the_English
gptkbp:deathYear c. 939
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Relations with the Papacy
Relations_with_Scotland
Relations_with_Ireland
Relations_with_Wales
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:era Early Medieval Period
gptkbp:father Aethelwulf
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkb:William_of_Malmesbury
Chronicon ex chronicis
Asser's Life of King Alfred
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First to use the title 'King of the English'
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wessex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Earl Aethelstan
gptkbp:knownFor Unifying_England
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:legacy Foundation_of_the_English_monarchy
gptkbp:militaryRank Campaigns_against_the_Scots
Campaigns_against_the_Welsh
gptkbp:mother Osburh
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Brunanburh
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Influence on future monarchs
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:Unifier_of_England
gptkbp:predecessor Aethelwulf
gptkbp:reignEnd 939
gptkbp:reignStart 924
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:significantEvent Coronation as King
gptkbp:spouse Unknown
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Aethelhelm
gptkbp:title Earl
gptkbp:titleHeld gptkb:King_of_the_English
gptkb:Earl_of_Wessex