King Ine of Wessex
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King Ine of Wessex was an early 8th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler noted for consolidating the kingdom of Wessex and issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ine of Wessex | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon ruler
ⓘ
King of Wessex ⓘ early medieval monarch ⓘ |
| abdicated | yes ⓘ |
| abdicationYear | 726 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christianization of Wessex
ⓘ
development of royal administration in Wessex ⓘ |
| birthDate | 7th century ⓘ |
| capital | Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 8th century ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Kingdom of Kent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | after 726 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Anglo-Saxon ⓘ |
| father | Cenred of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consolidation of the kingdom of Wessex
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issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes ⓘ strengthening royal authority in Wessex ⓘ support of the Christian Church ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old English ⓘ |
| lawCodeFeatures |
penalties for social and status-based offences
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protection of property rights ⓘ provisions on compensation (wergild) ⓘ regulation of church dues ⓘ |
| lawCodeLanguage | Old English ⓘ |
| lawCodePreservation | partly preserved in the Textus Roffensis ⓘ |
| lawCodeType | Anglo-Saxon law code ⓘ |
| legalSystemInfluence | early English law ⓘ |
| mother | unknown ⓘ |
| notableWork | Law code of Ine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage |
support for monastic foundations
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support for the bishopric of Winchester ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Cædwalla of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAbdication | to go on pilgrimage to Rome ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 726 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 688 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceMention | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Æthelburg of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Æthelheard of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion | consolidation of control over much of southern England ⓘ |
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