King Æthelbald of Wessex

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
King
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Mercia
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mercian_kings
gptkbp:birthYear 834
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Winchester_Cathedral
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:King_Æthelbert_of_Kent
gptkbp:contributedTo Anglo-Saxon_governance
gptkbp:culturalContribution Promoted_Christianity
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Part_of_the_Anglo-Saxon_lineage
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced_Anglo-Saxon_identity
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_literature
Anglo-Saxon_culture
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:deathYear 860
gptkbp:defeated Vikings
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:era Early Medieval England
gptkbp:father King Æthelwulf
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied by historians
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Post-Roman_Britain
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced_future_kings_of_Wessex
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Foundation_for_future_unification_of_England
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Bede's_Ecclesiastical_History
9th century
Part_of_the_narrative_of_Wessex's_rise.
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkbp:historicalRole Key_figure_in_early_English_history
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Chronicles of the time
Formation of England
First_King_to_rule_Wessex_alone
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Æthelbald of Wessex
gptkbp:influenceOn Set precedents for kingship
Later_English_monarchy
gptkbp:knownFor Unifying_Wessex
gptkbp:legacy Strengthened_the_kingdom_of_Wessex
gptkbp:militaryRank Defensive alliances
Defended against Viking invasions
gptkbp:mother Osburh
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Allied_with_Mercian_nobility
Strengthened_Wessex's_position_in_England
gptkbp:politicalPosition Diplomatic marriages
gptkbp:politicalRole King
gptkbp:predecessor King Æthelwulf
gptkbp:reign 5 years
860
855
Monarchical
gptkbp:spouse Political alliance
Wife of Æthelbald
gptkbp:successor gptkb:King_Æthelbert
gptkb:King_Æthelbert_of_Wessex
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Wessex