Æthelwulf, King of Wessex

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Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon monarch noted for defending his realm against Viking incursions and for being the father of Alfred the Great.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Æthelwulf of Wessex 11
King Æthelwulf of Wessex 2
Æthelwulf 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 9th-century ruler
Anglo-Saxon monarch
King of Wessex
alliance Carolingian Empire
birthDate c. 795
burialPlace Steyning
Winchester Cathedral
child King Alfred the Great
surface form: Alfred the Great

Æthelbald of Wessex
surface form: Æthelbald, King of Wessex

Æthelberht of Wessex
surface form: Æthelberht, King of Wessex

Æthelred I of Wessex
surface form: Æthelred I, King of Wessex

Æthelstan of Kent
conflict Viking raiders
coRuler Æthelstan of Kent
country Kingdom of Wessex
deathDate 13 January 858
deathPlace Kingdom of Wessex
surface form: Wessex
donation tithing of royal lands to the Church
dynasty House of Wessex
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicity Anglo-Saxon
father Egbert of Wessex
surface form: Egbert, King of Wessex
grantedTitleTo Æthelbald of Wessex
surface form: Æthelbald, King of Wessex

Æthelstan of Kent
language Old English
mother Redburga
name Æthelwulf, King of Wessex self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ethelwulf

Æthelwulf, King of Wessex self-linksurface differs
surface form: Æthelwulf
notableFor being the father of Alfred the Great
defending Wessex against Viking incursions
pilgrimage to Rome
religious devotion
pilgrimage Rome
pilgrimageDate 855
policy division of his kingdom among his sons
predecessor Egbert of Wessex
surface form: Egbert, King of Wessex
regionRuled southern England
reignEnd 858
reignStart 839
relatedWork The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
religion Christianity
spouse Judith of Flanders
Osburh
styleOfRule militarily defensive
pious
successor Æthelbald of Wessex
surface form: Æthelbald, King of Wessex
title King of Wessex
King of the West Saxons

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Alfred the Great father Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
subject surface form: Alfred the Great
House of Wessex hasNotableMember Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
Kingdom of Wessex hasKing Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
Osburh spouseOf Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
Osburh marriedTo Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
Æthelberht of Wessex father Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
Æthelred I of Wessex father Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
Æthelwulf, King of Wessex name Æthelwulf, King of Wessex self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Æthelwulf
Æthelwulf, King of Wessex name Æthelwulf, King of Wessex self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ethelwulf
King of Wessex hasNotableHolder Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
Egbert of Wessex child Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
Egbert of Wessex successor Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
Burgred of Mercia fatherInLaw Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
Burgred of Mercia ally Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: King Æthelwulf of Wessex
Saint Swithun appointedBy Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: King Æthelwulf of Wessex
Kingdom of Sussex hasMonarch Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
Adolph hasCognate Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelwulf