Æthelred I was King of Wessex from 865 until his death in 871. He was the fourth of five sons of King Æthelwulf of Wessex, four of whom in turn became king.
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Aethelred I (died April 871) was the king of Wessex and of Kent (865/866–871), son of Aethelwulf of Wessex.
966 – 23 April 1016), known as Æthelred the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death in 1016. His epithet comes ...
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Æthelred I was King of Wessex from 865 until his death in 871. He was the fourth of five sons of King Æthelwulf of Wessex, four of whom in turn became king. Æthelred succeeded his elder brother Æthelberht and was followed by his youngest brother,... Wikipedia
Born: Wessex
Died: April 23, 871 AD, Wimborne Minster, United Kingdom
Children: Æthelwold ætheling, Thyra, and Æthelhelm
Siblings: Alfred the Great, Æthelbald, King of Wessex, and Æthelberht, King of Wessex
Grandchildren: Harald Bluetooth, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, Knút Gormsson, and more
Place of burial: Wimborne Minster Parish Office, Wimborne Minster, United Kingdom
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Aethelred (or Ethelred) was the fourth son of King Aethelwulf of Wessex. He was born around AD 847 to Aethelwulf's first wife Osburh. We know little of his ...
May 10, 2024 · Ethelred the Unready (born 968?—died April 23, 1016, London, England) was the king of the English from 978 to 1013 and from 1014 to 1016.
Aethelred became king after his Aethelbert died in 866. Aethelred's reign was one long struggle against the Danes. Ivarr the Boneless and his brother Halfdan ...
He was the king of Wessex from 865 to 871.
King Aethelred (Æthelred or 'Noble Council') was the third eldest surviving son of Aethelwulf, and King of Wessex from 866-871. Aethelred's reign was dogged by ...
Æthelred, king of Wessex (865-71). Æthelred I, king of the West Saxons (d. 871), was fourth of five sons of King Æthelwulf and Osburh, herself descended ...