Egbert of Wessex

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King of Wessex human monarch

Egbert of Wessex was a 9th-century king who significantly expanded West Saxon power and laid foundations for the later unification of England.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Egbert of Wessex canonical	5
Egbert, King of Wessex	2
King Egbert of Wessex	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Wessex ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ
child	Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
conflict	Battle of Ellendun ⓘ campaigns against Cornish Britons ⓘ wars with Mercia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Wessex
dateOfDeath	0839 ⓘ
era	9th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Anglo-Saxon ⓘ
expandedInfluenceOver	Mercia ⓘ Northumbria ⓘ
expandedTerritory	Essex ⓘ Kent ⓘ Surrey ⓘ Sussex ⓘ
father	Ealhmund of Kent ⓘ
influenced	development of a unified English kingdom ⓘ
knownFor	paving the way for Alfred the Great’s later reforms ⓘ strengthening West Saxon hegemony ⓘ
languageSpoken	Old English ⓘ
monarchOf	Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
nobleFamily	House of Wessex ⓘ
notableAchievement	asserted overlordship over Mercia ⓘ brought Essex under West Saxon control ⓘ brought Kent under West Saxon control ⓘ brought Surrey under West Saxon control ⓘ brought Sussex under West Saxon control ⓘ defeated Mercia at the Battle of Ellendun ⓘ laid foundations for later unification of England ⓘ
notableWork	expansion of West Saxon power ⓘ
occupation	ruler ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Wessex
positionHeld	King of Wessex ⓘ
predecessor	Beorhtric of Wessex ⓘ
regionRuled	southern England ⓘ
reignEnd	0839 ⓘ
reignStart	0802 ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
significantEvent	exile at the court of Charlemagne ⓘ
spouse	Redburga ⓘ
successor	Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
title	Bretwalda ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

House of Wessex → hasNotableMember → Egbert of Wessex ⓘ

Kingdom of Wessex → hasKing → Egbert of Wessex ⓘ

Kingdom of Wessex → notableRuler → Egbert of Wessex ⓘ

Æthelwulf, King of Wessex → father → Egbert of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egbert, King of Wessex

Æthelwulf, King of Wessex → predecessor → Egbert of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egbert, King of Wessex

King of Wessex → hasNotableHolder → Egbert of Wessex ⓘ

Battle of Ellendun → commander → Egbert of Wessex ⓘ

Saint Swithun → appointedBy → Egbert of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Egbert of Wessex