Ethelred

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:born c. 966
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Old_St_Paul's_Cathedral
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_the_Confessor
gptkb:Godwin
gptkb:Edmund_Ironside
gptkb:Eadwig
gptkb:Edgar_the_Ætheling
Eadred
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired literature and folklore
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Sweyn_Forkbeard
gptkbp:died 1016
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
gptkbp:hasTitle gptkb:King_of_England
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Viking Age
gptkbp:historicalSignificance his_reign_marked_a_turbulent_period_in_English_history.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ethelred
gptkbp:knownFor his struggles against Viking invasions
gptkbp:mother Wulfrun
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Ethelred_the_Unready
gptkbp:notableEvent the Treaty of 1002
the second marriage to Emma of Normandy
the_St._Brice's_Day_massacre
the_establishment_of_the_Danegeld_tax
the_invasion_of_Sweyn_Forkbeard
the_loss_of_the_throne_to_Sweyn_Forkbeard
the_reconquest_of_England
the_return_to_the_throne_after_Sweyn's_death
gptkbp:predecessor Edmund I
gptkbp:reign monarchy
gptkbp:reignEnd 1016
gptkbp:reignStart 978
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Emma_of_Normandy
gptkbp:successor Edmund II