Edred of East Anglia

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf King
gptkbp:alliance With_Mercia
gptkbp:birthYear c. 923
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Bury_St_Edmunds
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edmund_II_of_England
gptkbp:conflict Danish_invasions
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Eadwig_of_England
gptkb:Danish_Kings
Edmund I
Eadred of England
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Symbol_of_Anglo-Saxon_unity
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_English_monarchy
gptkbp:deathYear 955
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father gptkb:Edward_the_Elder
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied by historians
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Post-Viking_Age_England
gptkbp:historicalEvent Unification_efforts_in_England
gptkbp:historicalFigures Part_of_the_lineage_of_English_monarchs
gptkbp:historicalImpact Strengthening_of_English_identity
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Foundation_of_English_monarchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
Early Medieval England
Varied perspectives on his reign
10th century England
Primary and secondary sources available.
Part_of_the_narrative_of_English_kingship
gptkbp:historicalResearch Ongoing scholarly interest
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Writs and charters
Part_of_the_unification_of_England
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wessex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edred of East Anglia
gptkbp:knownFor Unifying_East_Anglia_with_England
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:mother Aelfflaed of Wessex
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:politicalRole King
gptkbp:predecessor Edmund I
gptkbp:reign gptkb:East_Anglia
9 years
946
955
c. 946
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Stour
gptkbp:spouse Alditha
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edwy_of_England
gptkbp:supportRole Defender against invasions
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_East_Anglia
gptkbp:titleHeld gptkb:King_of_the_English