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Æthelred I (alt. Aethelred, Ethelred; Old English: Æthel-ræd, lit. 'noble counsel'; 845/848 to 871) 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.
Aethelred I (died April 871) was the king of Wessex and of Kent (865/866–871), son of Aethelwulf of Wessex. By his father’s will he should have succeeded to Wessex on the death of his eldest brother Aethelbald (d. 860).
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Apr 26, 2022 · King Ethelred of Wessex (Old English: Æþelræd) (c. 840 – April 23, 871) was the fourth son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex, and an older brother of Alfred the Great.
- circa 837
- Sally Gene Cole
- Wessex Kingdom, England
- Wimborne, Dorsetshire, England
Mar 23, 2015 · Learn about the life and reign of Aethelred, the third son of Aethelwulf and brother of Alfred the Great. Find out how he fought against the Vikings in the Great Heathen Army and died in 871.
Aethelred of Wessex was the elder brother of Alfred the Great and ruled Wessex from AD 865 871. Learn about his life and reign.
King of Wessex. Ethelred I, was born around 834 and like his father Ethelwulf, was a man of great piety, and had been brought up very religiously by his mother, Queen Osburh. Ethelred succeeded his brother Ethelbert in 866 to a land that was being ravaged mercilessly by the full fury of savage Viking onslaughts.
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Fourth son of Aethelwulf, was the third brother to hold the throne of Wessex, succeeding Aethelberht in 865. His reign, spent in incessant warfare against the Vikings, was one of mixed fortunes, though with the aid of his younger brother, Alfred, he won one notable victory at Ashdown.
