King Aethelstan

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf King
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:birthYear c. 895
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Malmesbury_Abbey
gptkbp:deathYear 939
gptkbp:defeated Vikings
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:established the first English coinage
the first English parliament
the_system_of_shires
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:the_kingdom_of_England
gptkbp:father gptkb:King_Edward_the_Elder
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Aethelstan
gptkbp:influenced later_English_kings
gptkbp:is_a_member_of the church
gptkbp:knownFor his patronage of the arts
his military campaigns
his efforts to promote trade and commerce
his diplomatic relations
his legal reforms
his military alliances
his relationship with the church
his cultural influence
his role in the establishment of law and order
his efforts to promote education
his coinage reforms
his role in the establishment of the monarchy
his diplomatic marriages
his contributions to the arts and literature
his military organization
his establishment of trade routes
his influence on subsequent monarchs
his literacy
his role in the history of the Anglo-Saxons
unifying_England
his_legacy_in_English_history
his_role_in_the_spread_of_Christianity
his_role_in_the_establishment_of_the_English_church
his_influence_on_the_English_language
his_impact_on_medieval_Europe
his_efforts_to_unify_the_Anglo-Saxon_kingdoms
his_role_in_the_Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
his_role_in_the_development_of_English_culture
his_contributions_to_English_identity
his_role_in_the_development_of_English_law
his_contributions_to_the_history_of_England.
his_legacy_in_the_formation_of_the_United_Kingdom
his_role_in_the_formation_of_England
his_role_in_the_history_of_the_British_Isles
his_influence_on_the_development_of_the_English_state
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Queen_Ecgwynn
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Brunanburh
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:King_Edward_the_Elder
gptkbp:reform the legal system
gptkbp:reign 939
924
c. 924
gptkbp:spouse no known spouse
gptkbp:successor King Edmund I
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England
King of the Anglo-Saxons