Egbert the Great

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf King
gptkbp:alliance Marriage alliances with other kingdoms.
gptkbp:battle Battle of Ellandun
gptkbp:birthYear 775
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Winchester_Cathedral
gptkbp:children gptkb:Aethelbert
gptkb:Aethelstan
gptkb:Aethelred_I
Aethelwulf
Aethelbald
gptkbp:contribution Foundation_of_the_Kingdom_of_England.
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Influenced_the_development_of_English_identity.
gptkbp:culturalImpact Promoted_Christianity_in_England.
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Anglo-Saxon_culture
Influenced_the_spread_of_Christianity.
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Celebrated_in_English_history.
gptkbp:deathYear 839
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:King_of_Mercia
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Established_relations_with_the_Frankish_Empire.
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:era Early Medieval England
gptkbp:father Ealhmund of Kent
gptkbp:historical_analysis Analyzed by historians for his impact.
gptkbp:historicalContext Ruled_during_the_Viking_Age.
gptkbp:historicalFigures Preceded_by_various_kings_of_Wessex.
gptkbp:historicalImpact Set_the_stage_for_the_unification_of_England.
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Remembered_as_a_unifier_of_England.
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 9th century
Sources include the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
Featured_in_narratives_of_English_history.
Interpreted_as_a_key_figure_in_the_formation_of_England.
gptkbp:historicalRecords Mentioned_in_the_Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Documented in various historical texts.
Recognized as a significant monarch.
First king to establish a stable rule over a large part of England.
Influenced_the_course_of_English_monarchy.
Regarded_as_a_pivotal_figure_in_English_history.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Egbert the Great
gptkbp:influence Influenced_future_English_monarchs.
gptkbp:knownFor Unifying_the_kingdoms_of_England
gptkbp:legacy Considered one of the first kings of England.
gptkbp:militaryRank Used military campaigns to expand territory.
Successfully_defended_Wessex_against_invasions.
gptkbp:mother Unknown
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:politicalParty Reformed_the_governance_of_Wessex.
gptkbp:politicalPosition Formed alliances with neighboring kingdoms.
Influenced_the_future_governance_of_England.
gptkbp:predecessor Aethelwulf
gptkbp:reign gptkb:King_of_Wessex
802
839
37 years
gptkbp:spouse Redburga
gptkbp:successor Aethelwulf
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Wessex
King of the Anglo-Saxons