Ethelred II

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ethelred_II

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:King
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Ethelred_the_Unready
gptkbp:birthYear	c. 966
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Old_St_Paul's_Cathedral
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Edmund_Ironside gptkb:Edward_the_Confessor gptkb:Æthelstan gptkb:Edith gptkb:Edred gptkb:Edwig gptkb:Edgar gptkb:Edmund
gptkbp:coronationDate	978
gptkbp:deathYear	1016
gptkbp:father	gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
gptkbp:house	gptkb:House_of_Wessex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Ethelred II
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Ælfthryth
gptkbp:nameMeaning	'Unready' from Old English 'unræd', meaning 'poor counsel' or 'ill-advised'
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:St._Brice's_Day_massacre Danish invasions payment of Danegeld
gptkbp:placeOfBirth	gptkb:England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Edward_the_Martyr
gptkbp:reignEnd	1013 1016
gptkbp:reignStart	978 1014
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Emma_of_Normandy gptkb:Ælfgifu_of_York
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Edmund_Ironside gptkb:Sweyn_Forkbeard
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:English_Monarchy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6