Eadred of England

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Eadred of England was a 10th-century king of the English from the House of Wessex who consolidated royal authority over Northumbria and helped secure the unification of England.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Eadred 6
Eadred of England canonical 5
King Eadred 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of England
human
member of the House of Wessex
monarch
associatedWith Archbishop Oda of Canterbury
Benedictine reform movement in England
burialPlace Old Minster, Winchester
conflict struggles for control of Northumbria
coronationDate 946
coronationPlace Kingdom of England
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
currencyUsed silver penny
dateOfBirth c. 923
dateOfDeath 23 November 955
dynasty House of Wessex
surface form: Wessex dynasty
era 10th century
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxon
father Edward the Elder
givenName Eadred of England self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eadred
governmentForm early medieval monarchy
hasTitle King of England
King of the English
healthCondition chronic illness
weak digestion
house House of Wessex
issue none
languageSpoken Old English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
mother Eadgifu of Kent
neverMarried true
notableFor advancing the political unification of England
consolidation of royal authority over Northumbria
strengthening royal control over the north of England
opponent Eric Bloodaxe
Olaf Tryggvason
surface form: Olaf Sihtricson
patronage Old Minster, Winchester
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Wessex
surface form: Wessex
placeOfDeath Frome
positionHeld King of the English
predecessor Edmund I of England
surface form: Edmund I
reignEnd 955
reignStart 946
religion Christianity
ruledTerritory Kingdom of England
surface form: Kingdom of the English

Northumbria
sexOrGender male
sibling Athelstan
Edmund I of England
surface form: Edmund I
styleOfAddress Eadred of England self-linksurface differs
surface form: King Eadred
successor Eadwig of England
surface form: Eadwig

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Referenced by (13)

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

House of Wessex hasNotableMember Eadred of England
Æthelred the Unready child Eadred of England
this entity surface form: Eadred
Edmund I of England successor Eadred of England
Edmund I of England sibling Eadred of England
Edward the Elder child Eadred of England
this entity surface form: Eadred
Æthelweard relative Eadred of England
this entity surface form: Eadred
King of Wessex hasNotableHolder Eadred of England
this entity surface form: Eadred
Eadred of England givenName Eadred of England self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eadred
Eadred of England styleOfAddress Eadred of England self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: King Eadred
Eadwig of England predecessor Eadred of England
Coronation Stone associatedWith Eadred of England
this entity surface form: King Eadred
Æthelstan Atheling sibling Eadred of England
this entity surface form: Eadred