King Aethelred II of England

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:King
gptkbp:born circa 966
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Old_St_Paul's_Cathedral
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_the_Confessor
gptkb:Godwin
gptkb:Edmund_Ironside
gptkb:Eadwig
gptkb:Ethelstan
gptkb:Edgar
gptkb:Aethelgifu
gptkb:Eadred
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Edward_the_Confessor
gptkb:Emma_of_Normandy
gptkb:Sweyn_Forkbeard
gptkb:Cnut_the_Great
gptkb:Edmund_II
gptkbp:crowned 978
gptkbp:cultural_influence Anglo-Saxon culture
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Sweyn_Forkbeard
gptkb:Cnut_the_Great
gptkbp:died 1016
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:exile 1013
1014
gptkbp:father gptkb:King_Edgar
gptkbp:historical_legacy Influence on English monarchy
Controversial reign
Struggles against Viking invasions
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Viking_Age
gptkbp:historical_significance Unification of England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Aethelred II of England
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:The_Danelaw
gptkb:The_St._Brice's_Day_massacre
gptkb:The_Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
Defeating the Danes
gptkbp:language_spoken Old English
gptkbp:military_conflict Danish invasions
gptkbp:mother Wulfrun
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Aethelred_the_Unready
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edmund_I
gptkbp:regnal_name gptkb:II
gptkbp:reign gptkb:monarchy
978
1016
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Emma_of_Normandy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edmund_II
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Dee
gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Dee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6