King Æthelred I of Wessex

GPTKB entity

Properties (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Monarch
gptkbp:alliance Marriage alliances with other kingdoms
gptkbp:battle Battle of Ashdown
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Winchester_Cathedral
gptkbp:children gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkb:Edward_the_Elder
Æthelstan
Æthelflæd
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_later_English_kings
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 871
gptkbp:defeated Vikings
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father King Æthelwulf
gptkbp:hasBirthDate c. 850
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
Early Medieval England
Chronicon ex chronicis
Asser's Life of King Alfred
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Strengthening_the_monarchy_in_Wessex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Æthelred I of Wessex
gptkbp:knownFor Defending_Wessex_against_Viking_invasions
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:legacy Predecessor_to_Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:militaryRank Campaigns_against_the_Danes
gptkbp:mother Osburh
gptkbp:name I
gptkbp:notableEvent Death_in_battle_against_the_Danes
Defeated_at_the_Battle_of_Reading
Defended_Wessex_at_the_Battle_of_Ashdown
gptkbp:predecessor King Æthelwulf
gptkbp:reign 6 years
c. 865
865-871
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse Wulfrun
gptkbp:successor King Alfred the Great
King Æthelred II
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Wessex