Name |
Æthelred |
Prefix |
King |
Suffix |
I. Of Wessex |
Nickname |
The Pious |
Birth |
837 |
Wantage, Berkshire, Kingdom of Wessex |
Gender |
Male |
CHARTER DATED 862 AS KING OF THE WEST SAXONS |
862 |
Little Wittenham, Berkshire, England |
- 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 |
- 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.
|
_COLOR |
25 |
_FSFTID |
L8W6-4HY |
_UID |
69C5D685048548C99B1EA0AC3111E7E435C7 |
Burial |
Apr 871 |
Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England |
Death |
23 Apr 871 |
Witchampton, Dorset, England |
Person ID |
I142525 |
World of Hyde |
Last Modified |
16 Aug 2023 |