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Æthelred I (alt. Aethelred, Ethelred; Old English: Æthel-ræd, lit. 'noble counsel'; [1] 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. Æthelred succeeded his elder brother Æthelberht and was followed by his youngest brother ...
- 865–871
- Æthelberht
Mar 28, 2024 · brother Aethelberht. 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). He seems, however, to have stood aside in favour of his brother Aethelberht, king of Kent, to whose ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 26, 2022 · Timeline for King Aethelred I. Historical Timeline 800 - Present. 866 . Aethelred becomes king on the death of his brother Aethelbert 869 Edmund King of East Anglia resists the Vikings and is killed 870 Aethelred defeated by the Danes (Vikings) at Reading 871 Aethelred and his brother Alfred defeat the Danes at Ashdown 871 Battle of Meretun ...
- circa 837
- Sally Gene Cole
- Wessex Kingdom, England
- Wimborne, Dorsetshire, England
Mar 23, 2015 · 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 Viking battles against the 'Great Heathen Army', that would ultimately lead to his death in 871. Aethelred played a major role in the defence of Wessex, despite history overshadowing ...
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 from the West Saxon royal line. Æthelred first attested his father's charters in 854 as a king's son, a title he retained through the reigns of his brothers Æthelbald and Æthelberht until ...
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Name: King Aethelred I Born: c.837 Parents: Aethelwulf and Osburh Relation to Charles III: 33rd great-granduncle House of: Wessex Became King: 866 Married: Wulfrida Children: 2 sons Died: April 23, 871 at Witchampton, Dorset Buried at: Wimbourne Succeeded by: his brother Alfred. Aethelred became king after his Aethelbert died in 866.
Æthelred I (d. 871), king of Wessex (865–71). The third son of Æthelwulf to succeed to the kingship of the West Saxons, Æthelred had to endure the first major onslaught of the Danes in their systematic attempt to conquer England. From bases set up in East Anglia in 866 they first turned their attention to Northumbria and Mercia, delaying ...
