Edred of Wessex

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:King
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:alliance with Scotland
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Church
gptkb:Oda_of_Canterbury
gptkb:Aethelwold_of_Winchester
Dunstan
Northumbrian nobles
gptkbp:birth_year c. 923
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Glastonbury_Abbey
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Oda_of_Canterbury
gptkb:Aethelwold_of_Winchester
Dunstan
gptkbp:crowned c. 946
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on English monarchy
Impact on English history
Representation in literature
Symbol of Anglo-Saxon unity
Role in the development of England
gptkbp:cultural_significance Anglo-Saxon England
gptkbp:death_year 955
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Northumbrians
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:father Edmund I of England
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Early_Medieval_England
gptkbp:historical_significance Unification of England
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:William_of_Malmesbury
gptkb:Florence_of_Worcester
gptkb:Asser's_Life_of_Alfred
gptkb:Chronicon_ex_chronicis
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wessex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edred of Wessex
gptkbp:known_for Unifying England
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future monarchs
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Aelgifu_of_Northumbria
gptkbp:notable_event Consolidation of power
Support of the Church
Strengthening of royal authority
Promotion of learning
Conflict with Northumbria
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:King
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edwy_of_England
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:reign_end 955
gptkbp:reign_start 946
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edwig_of_England
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_Edmund_I
gptkb:Edgar_V_of_Northumbria
gptkb:Edmund_of_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6