King Æthelstan

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Wessex
gptkb:Mercia
gptkb:Malmesbury
gptkbp:birthDate c. 894
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Malmesbury_Abbey
gptkbp:children none
gptkbp:coins Silver penny
gptkbp:coronationDate 4 September 925
Archbishop Athelm
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
gptkbp:deathDate 27 October 939
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Gloucester
gptkbp:father gptkb:Edward_the_Elder
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Early_Middle_Ages
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wessex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Æthelstan
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:lawgiver Yes
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Unification_of_England
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Ecgwynn
gptkbp:neverMarried true
gptkbp:notableAchievement First King to rule all of England
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Brunanburh
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Unification_of_England
Expansion of royal authority
Foundation of monasteries
Diplomatic relations with Europe
Issuance of law codes
Submission of Scottish and Welsh kings
Support of learning and culture
Victory at Brunanburh
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Monasticism
Church reform
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edward_the_Elder
gptkbp:reignEnd 939
gptkbp:reignStart 924
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Eadred
gptkb:Eadburh
gptkb:Eadgifu
gptkb:Eadgyth
gptkb:Edmund_I
gptkbp:style Æthelstan Rex Totius Britanniae
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edmund_I
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_the_Anglo-Saxons
gptkb:King_of_the_English
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Later_Anglo-Saxon_law_codes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7