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Æthelred I

King of Wessex (r. 865–871)
Person Human Q272233
Æthelred I
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
837, 847[5]
Date of death
871, April 871[6]
Place of birth
Kingdom of Wessex
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Wessex[14]
Occupation
sovereign
Position held
King of Wessex[15]
Father
Æthelwulf[8]
Mother
Osburh[9]
Spouse
Wulfthryth of Wessex[10]
Child
Æthelhelm, Æthelwold of Wessex, Oswald (?)[11][12][13]
Sibling
Æthelswith, Æthelbald, Æthelberht, Alfred the Great, Æthelbald of Mercia[27][28][29][30][31]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22][23][24][25][26]
Family
House of Wessex[17]
Given name
Etelredo, Æthelred[20][21]
Participated in conflict
Battle of Marton, Battle of Basing[18][19]
Place of burial
Dorset[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Æthelred, king of the English en Aethelred, king of the English en Æthelred, king of England en Aethelred I of Wessex en Aethelred, king of England en Æthelred I of Wessex en Æthelred I of England en Aethelred I of England en Æthelred I en Aethelraed en Æthelræd en Æthelræd I en Aethelraed I of England en Æthelræd I of England en Aethelraed I of Wessex en Æthelræd I of Wessex en Aethelraed, king of England en Æthelræd, king of England en Aethelraed, king of the English en Æthelræd, king of the English
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000039294860
VIAF cluster ID
68460968
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nb2008005884
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151059572
BabelNet ID
00031700n
British Museum person or institution ID
69172
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Aethelred-I
Find a Grave memorial ID
18689
Freebase ID
/m/0cqzv
Genealogics.org person ID
I00222067
Geni profile ID
6000000005517038003
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ethelred_1, Ethelred_1.
Show all 27 identifiers +15
Interlingual Index ID
i95056
Kindred Britain ID
I2538
NE.se ID
ethelred-i
Numista ruling authority ID
7241
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
8913
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095759243
PASE ID
13073
Rodovid ID
35424
Roglo person ID
p=aethelred;n=of england
Te Papa agent ID
66199
The Peerage person ID
p10262.htm#i102614
WeRelate person ID
Æthelred_of_Wessex_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Wessex-9
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
10981808-n
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdrFtmQDW4HQBXhJGPhHC

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🔗 Connections
Siblings 5
Alfred the Great, Æthelbald, Æthelberht, Æthelstan of Kent, Æthelswith
Sibling 4
Alfred the Great, Æthelbald, Æthelberht, Æthelswith
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Participated in 3
Battle of Reading, Battle of Marton, Battle of Basing
← Characters 3
Vikings, The Last Kingdom, Alfred the Great
Child 2
Æthelwold of Wessex, Æthelhelm
Children (paternal) 2
Æthelwold of Wessex, Æthelhelm
Parent of 2
Æthelwulf, Osburh
Participated in conflict 2
Battle of Marton, Battle of Basing
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Wessex
Family 1
House of Wessex
Father 1
Æthelwulf
Instance of 1
human
Mother 1
Osburh
Named after 1
Mount Ethelred
Occupation 1
sovereign
Place of birth 1
Kingdom of Wessex
Place of burial 1
Dorset
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Wulfthryth of Wessex
Spouses 1
Wulfthryth of Wessex
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Summary

Æthelred I was born in 837[1] in Kingdom of Wessex[2]. He died in 871[3]. He worked as a sovereign[4].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Æthelred I include Mount Ethelred[32], a mountain[33].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Mount Ethelred[32], a mountain[33].

FAQs

Where was Æthelred I born?

Æthelred I's place of birth was Kingdom of Wessex[2].

Who were Æthelred I's parents?

Æthelred I's father was Æthelwulf[8]. Æthelred I's mother was Osburh[9].

Who was Æthelred I married to?

Æthelred I's spouses include Wulfthryth of Wessex[10].

What did Æthelred I do for work?

Æthelred I worked as a sovereign[4].

Related Entities

Æthelbald Æthelberht Æthelwulf Alfred the Great Vikings

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 25d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → 871, April 871
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, date of death (more precise) from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot task 2)"
  2. 5w ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Æthelswith, Æthelbald, Æthelberht +2
    "Created claim: Sibling: Æthelbald of Mercia, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790992318762"
  3. 5w ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Æthelswith, Æthelbald, Æthelberht +2
    "Removed claim: Sibling: Æthelbald of Mercia, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790974844517"
  4. 5w ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Æthelswith, Æthelbald, Æthelberht +2
    "Created claim: Sibling: Æthelbald of Mercia, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790966500855"
  5. 12w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Family → House of Wessex
    Position held → King of Wessex
    Child → Æthelhelm, Æthelwold of Wessex, Oswald (?)
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
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