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- The marriage took place in the mid-880s, at some point before 887, perhaps at the London ceremony of 886. This publicly displayed the union between Mercia and Wessex. Their leaders were now family, yet they were not equals, Alfred’s seniority over Æthelred was visually enhanced, as both his overlord and his father-in-law.
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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 ...
King Aethelred I. The third of the Wessex brothers, Aethelred’s reign (866-871) was dominated by the near constant struggle against the Danes. He would be succeeded by his famous brother, Alfred. Aethelred’s accession to the throne came at a very difficult time.
Jan 1, 2024 · The marriage of Æthelred and Æthelflæd proved a vital part of the development of unity between the peoples of Mercia and Wessex, not only providing a visual display of harmony of both...
Ethelred himself married Wulfrida around two years after his accession to the throne of Wessex, they produced two sons Æthelwold, who was born around 868 and Ethelhelm, whose date of birth is unknown.
- Birth and Parents
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- Reign of His Half-Brother Edward
- Death of Edward and Æthelred's Accession to The Throne
- Viking Raids
- Change of Regime
- More Viking Attacks
- Loss of England; Second Reign
- Laws
- Internal Troubles
Æthelred was the son of King Edgar and his second wife Ælfthryth. His exact birth date is uncertain but may have been about 966.
Æthelred is commonly known as "the Unready". This is a modern rendering of the Old English "unræd", meaning badly advised, and is a pun on his name Æthelred, which means "noble advice".
King Edgar died in July 975, leaving both his sons under age. Probably with the support of his mother, Æthelred's claim to the throne was put forward but his older half-brother Edwardbecame king. Æthelred was granted estates appropriate for a king's son, including lands that had previously been given to Abingdon Abbey.
On 18 March 978 King Edward was killed at Corfe, Dorset, where he had gone to visit Ælfthryth. Æthelred then became king. He was crowned at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, on 4 May 979. Subsequently Edward became venerated as a saint and martyr.and Æthelred became a promoter of Edward's cult. In 1001 he made a grant to Shaftesbury Abbey, saying the g...
Æthelred's reign was to be overshadowed by Viking attacks and incursions, which started in 981, and which dominate the narrative in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles.From 991 to 1005 the main Viking forces probably had their main base in England. Following the Battle of Maldon (11 August 991), in which Ealdorman Byrthnoth died, it was decided to pay large...
1006 witnessed major changes among Æthelred's advisers. Leading figures were dispossessed of their lands, blinded or killed, and Eadric Streona came to the fore, being appointed Ealdorman of Mercia the next year.
Attacks restarted in the second half of 1006, and in 1007 a payment of £36000 was made in another effort to buy peace. Æthelred sought to strengthen his fleet, but a quarrel between Eadric Streona's brother Brihtric and Wulfnoth (father of Godwin) led to many ships being destroyed in 1009, severely weakening the realm's defences.One manuscript of t...
In the summer of 1013 Sweyn Forkbeard returned to England, and was recognised as king. Æthelred and his family fled to Normandy. Sweyn died on 3 February 1014. The Danes chose his son Knut to succeed him, but the Anglo-Saxons recalled Æthelred. There followed a period of internal struggle between Eadric Streona and Æthelred's son Edmund Ironside, d...
Three important law codes were issued during Æthelred's reign. The first, possibly dating from 997, focused on the maintenance of peace and justice, the treatment of thieves, and regulation of the coinage. The second, in 1008, was concerned partly with ecclesiastical affairs like tithes, the observance of religious festivals and the conduct of prie...
Æthelred, like other Anglo-Saxon monarchs, could have trouble enforcing his will and legal judgements. A particularly well-documented example is mentioned in some detail in a charter of 996, by which lands in Kent that had previously belonged to someone called Wulfbald were granted by Æthelred to his mother. Wulfbald had seized goods from his stepm...
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Scottish Monarch. 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 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).
