Wessex dynasty

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dynasty
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Danish_kings
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:King_Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Winchester
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:House_of_Godwin
gptkbp:cultural_influence Anglo-Saxon culture
gptkbp:ended 10th century
gptkbp:founded 9th century
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Norman_Conquest
Christianization of England
Establishment of the Danelaw
Danish conquest of England
Formation of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle compilation
Formation of the Kingdom of England
Establishment of the Anglo-Saxon monarchy
Reign of Aethelred II during Viking invasions
Reign of Aethelstan as first King of England
Reign of Harold II and the Battle of Hastings
Reign of Edward the Confessor before the Norman Conquest
gptkbp:historical_period Early Middle Ages
gptkbp:historical_significance Unification of England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wessex dynasty
gptkbp:language Old English
gptkbp:military_conflict Viking invasions
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Stamford_Bridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Merton
gptkb:Battle_of_Edington
gptkb:Battle_of_Ashdown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brunanburh
gptkbp:notable_ruler gptkb:Aethelred_the_Unready
gptkb:Aethelwulf
gptkb:Edward_the_Confessor
gptkb:Edward_the_Elder
gptkb:Aethelbert
gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
gptkb:Aethelstan
gptkb:Edmund_Ironside
gptkb:Aethelred_I
gptkb:Harold_II
gptkb:Aethelbald
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Kingdom_of_Mercia
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Kingdom_of_Wessex
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:House_of_Knýtlinga
gptkbp:successor gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:territory Southern England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mercian_dynasty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5