Æthelred, King of Wessex I

Abt 840 - 871  (~ 31 years)

• Name	Æthelred , King of Wessex I  [1]
  Suffix	King of Wessex I
  Born	Abt 840  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Apr 871  [2]
  Buried	Dorset, England   [2]
  Notes	He gained the title of King Æthelbert I of Wessex between 865 and 866. He fought in the Battle of Merton on 23 April 871, against the Danes where he died from wounds in action. There is some dispute as to whether Ethelred acceded in 865 or 866. He was the son of Ethelwulf and succeeded his brother Ethelbert. Ethelred, together with his younger brother Alfred, bravely fought the Danish invaders. In 865 a large Danish army landed in East Anglia and in 866 they rounded up all the horses they could find for use as transport, and moved up to York. In 871 Ethelred and his brother Alfred defeated the Danes at Ashdown near Lambourne in Berkshire.
  Person ID	I2968	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Æðelwulf, King of Wessex,   b. Between 795 and 810, North Rhine-Westphalia, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. Aft 13 Jan 857/58, Stambridge, Essex, England  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Osburh,   d. Between 846 and 855
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	Abt 830  [2, 3]
  Family ID	F619	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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