Egbert

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Mercia
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Winchester_Cathedral
gptkbp:children Aethelwulf
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Charlemagne
gptkbp:culturalContribution legal reforms
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Wessex_as_a_cultural_center
gptkbp:culturalImpact Anglo-Saxon_culture
gptkbp:culturalInfluence influenced_later_English_kings
gptkbp:defeated Vikings
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:diedIn 839
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father Ealhmund
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:post-Roman_Britain
gptkbp:historicalImpact formation_of_the_Kingdom_of_England
gptkbp:historicalLegacy considered_a_precursor_to_a_unified_England
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
Early Middle Ages
gptkbp:historicalRole founder_of_the_House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:historicalSignificance documented in various historical texts
recognized as a king by the Pope
first king to establish control over most of England
pivotal_figure_in_English_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Egbert
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Egbert_of_Wessex
strengthening the monarchy
establishing a strong royal lineage
establishing_the_foundations_of_the_English_monarchy
military_campaigns_against_the_Danes
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:legacy unification_of_England
gptkbp:militaryRank defensive alliances
defeated_the_Mercians
gptkbp:mother Unknown
gptkbp:notableFor unifying_the_kingdoms_of_England
gptkbp:politicalParty centralization of power
gptkbp:politicalPosition Kent
gptkbp:predecessor Aethelwulf
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Kingston_upon_Thames
802
839
monarchy
37 years
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of Ellandun
gptkbp:spouse Unknown
gptkbp:successor Aethelwulf
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Wessex