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King Æthelred I., Of Wessex

King Æthelred I., Of Wessex

Male 827 - 871  (44 years)

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  • Name Æthelred I.  
    Prefix King 
    Suffix Of Wessex 
    Nickname The Pious 
    Birth 827  Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    CHARTER DATED 862 AS KING OF THE WEST SAXONS 862  Little Wittenham, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Æthelred issued a charter in 862 as "King of the West Saxons"; as this was during the reign of his brother, he was likely acting as Under-king in his brother's absence.
    SUCCEEDED AS KING OF WESSEX 865 
    • On the death of his brother King Æthelberht in Autumn of 865 Æthelred succeeded to the throne of Wessex.
    BATTLE OF MERTON 22 Mar 871  Merton, Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • King Æthelred and Prince Alfred met the Danes in battle on 22 March 871. Heahmund, Bishop of Sherborne, died in the fighting. Æthelred sustained injuries which were later the cause of his death.
    _AMTID 192683790687:1030:204653251 
    _COLOR 25 
    _FSFTID G1ZF-TQB 
    _UID 69C5D685048548C99B1EA0AC3111E7E435C7 
    Burial Apr 871  Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 23 Apr 871  Wimborne Minster, Dorset, Inglaterra, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I137969  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Father King Æthelwulf, Of Wessex,   b. Aft 802, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 858, Steyning, Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 54 years) 
    Mother Osburth Van Wight,   b. 810, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 876, Kent, Kingdom of Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jan 829  Picardie, France. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F46741  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Queen Wulfthyryth Wessex,   b. Abt 827, Wantage, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 905, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Marriage 864 
    Children 
     1. Archbishop Aethelhelm Of Wessex, Of Canterbury Ealdorman Of Wiltshire,   b. 865, Wessex Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 12 Jun 897, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 32 years)
     2. Thyra Dannebod, Queen Of Denmark   d. Abt 950, Jelling, Vejle, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F56484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 827 - Wessex Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCHARTER DATED 862 AS KING OF THE WEST SAXONS - 862 - Little Wittenham, Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Apr 871 - Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
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