King Aethelred

GPTKB entity

Statements (73)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Guthrum
gptkbp:birth_date 966
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Old_St_Paul's_Cathedral
gptkbp:children gptkb:Alfred
gptkb:Edward_the_Confessor
gptkb:Ethelred_II
gptkb:Godwin
gptkb:Edmund_Ironside
gptkb:Eadwig
gptkb:Ethelstan
gptkb:Edgar
gptkb:Eadred
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Emma_of_Normandy
gptkb:Sweyn_Forkbeard
gptkb:Cnut_the_Great
gptkb:Edmund_II
gptkbp:cultural_impact Literature and History
gptkbp:death_date 1016
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Sweyn_Forkbeard
gptkb:Cnut_the_Great
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:era gptkb:Early_Medieval_England
gptkbp:father gptkb:Edred_of_England
gptkb:King_Edgar
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Viking_Age
Anglo-Saxon England
gptkbp:historical_significance Unification of England
his reign marked by conflict and instability
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:The_Anglo-Saxon_Kings
The Life of King Aethelred
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Aethelred
gptkbp:known_for Defeating the Danes
his controversial decisions
his struggles against Viking invasions
his attempts to consolidate power
his exile in Normandy
his eventual return to the throne
gptkbp:language Old English
gptkbp:legacy Controversial ruler
considered a controversial king
his policies shaped the future of England
his reign influenced future monarchs
gptkbp:mother Wulfrun
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Aethelred_the_Unready
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Maldon
gptkb:Battle_of_Ashdown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brunanburh
gptkbp:notable_event the St. Brice's Day massacre
the Battle of Assandun in 1016
the Treaty of 1002 with the Danes
the death of Cnut the Great in 1035
the establishment of the Danegeld tax
the invasion of Sweyn Forkbeard in 1013
the return from exile in 1014
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:England
Anglo-Saxon England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:King_Edgar
gptkb:Edmund_I
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:II
gptkbp:reign_end gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:50_years
978
1016
966
gptkbp:reign_start 966
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Emma_of_Normandy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:King_Edmund_II
gptkb:Edmund_II
gptkbp:title gptkb:Politician