Alfred Atheling

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Alfred Atheling was an English prince of the late Anglo-Saxon royal house, known primarily as one of the sons of King Æthelred the Unready during the turbulent period before the Norman Conquest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English prince
atheling
member of the House of Wessex
associatedWith Earl Godwin of Wessex NERFINISHED
Edward the Confessor NERFINISHED
Emma of Normandy NERFINISHED
Harold Harefoot NERFINISHED
burialPlace Ely Cathedral NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath blinding and subsequent injuries
conflictWith supporters of Harold Harefoot
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth circa 1012
dateOfDeath 1036
era late Anglo-Saxon England
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxon
father Æthelred the Unready NERFINISHED
grandfather Richard I, Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod pre-Norman Conquest England
historicalReputation victim of political intrigue in Anglo-Saxon England
languageOfName Old English
mannerOfDeath homicide
mother Emma of Normandy NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Old English
notableEvent blinding on orders attributed to Earl Godwin of Wessex
return to England in 1036
seizure by forces loyal to Harold Harefoot
notableFamily Anglo-Saxon royal house
notableFor being half-brother of Edward the Confessor
being son of King Æthelred the Unready
his death during the succession crisis after Cnut
otherName Alfred of England NERFINISHED
Ælfred Æþeling NERFINISHED
parentsMarriage dynastic alliance between England and Normandy
placeOfBirth Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Ely NERFINISHED
politicalContext succession disputes after the death of Cnut the Great
positionHeld prince of England
religion Christianity
royalHouse House of Wessex NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Edmund Ironside NERFINISHED
Edward the Confessor NERFINISHED
Godgifu NERFINISHED
Harthacnut NERFINISHED
status royal heir presumptive at various times
timePeriod early 11th century
title atheling of England

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Æthelred the Unready child Alfred Atheling