Statements (46)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
King
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gptkbp:administrativeDivision |
Strengthening local governance
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gptkbp:alliance |
Marriage alliances with other kingdoms
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gptkbp:birthYear |
c. 834
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gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Winchester_Cathedral
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gptkbp:committee |
Witenagemot
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gptkbp:conflict |
Viking invasions
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
Influence_on_English_identity
Symbol_of_early_English_kingship |
gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influence_on_later_English_monarchy
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gptkbp:culturalInfluence |
Promotion_of_Christianity
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gptkbp:deathYear |
860
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gptkbp:descendant |
gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
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gptkbp:dynasty |
gptkb:House_of_Wessex
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gptkbp:economicActivity |
Land distribution reforms
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gptkbp:father |
Ethelwulf
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gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied in medieval history courses
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gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Post-Roman_Britain
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gptkbp:historicalFigures |
Part of the Anglo-Saxon royal lineage
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gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Set_the_stage_for_future_unification_of_England
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
Early Medieval England Part_of_the_story_of_Wessex_kings |
gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Mentioned in various historical texts
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
First king to rule Wessex after Ethelwulf's death
Key_figure_in_the_establishment_of_Wessex_as_a_power. |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ethelbald of Wessex
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gptkbp:knownFor |
Being_a_King_of_Wessex
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gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:Foundation_for_future_kings_of_Wessex
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gptkbp:militaryRank |
Led forces against invaders
Defensive_tactics_against_Vikings |
gptkbp:mother |
Osburh
|
gptkbp:notableEvent |
Consolidation_of_power_in_Wessex
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gptkbp:politicalPosition |
Monarchical system
Dealing with Viking raids Alliances_with_Mercia Influenced_future_governance_in_England |
gptkbp:predecessor |
Ethelwulf
|
gptkbp:reign |
5 years
855-860 |
gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Christianity
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gptkbp:spouse |
Unmarried
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Ethelbert_of_Wessex
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gptkbp:territory |
gptkb:Wessex
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gptkbp:title |
gptkb:King_of_Wessex
King |