Æthelbald of Wessex
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Æthelbald of Wessex was a 9th-century king of Wessex and son of King Æthelwulf, known for briefly ruling part of the kingdom during his father's lifetime.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Æthelbald of Wessex canonical | 5 |
| Æthelbald, King of Wessex | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5441066 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Æthelbald of Wessex Context triple: [Osburh, hasChild, Æthelbald of Wessex]
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Æthelbald of Mercia
Æthelbald of Mercia was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king who dominated much of England south of the Humber and helped establish Mercia as the leading power of his time.
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Ceawlin of Wessex
Ceawlin of Wessex was a late 6th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for expanding West Saxon power and being listed among the bretwaldas, or overlords of southern Britain.
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Wulfhere of Mercia
Wulfhere of Mercia was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king who significantly expanded Mercian power and influence across much of England.
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Egbert of Wessex
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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Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Æthelbald of Wessex Target entity description: Æthelbald of Wessex was a 9th-century king of Wessex and son of King Æthelwulf, known for briefly ruling part of the kingdom during his father's lifetime.
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A.
Æthelbald of Mercia
Æthelbald of Mercia was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king who dominated much of England south of the Humber and helped establish Mercia as the leading power of his time.
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B.
Ceawlin of Wessex
Ceawlin of Wessex was a late 6th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for expanding West Saxon power and being listed among the bretwaldas, or overlords of southern Britain.
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C.
Wulfhere of Mercia
Wulfhere of Mercia was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king who significantly expanded Mercian power and influence across much of England.
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Egbert of Wessex
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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Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
9th-century monarch
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Anglo-Saxon ruler ⓘ King of Wessex ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Viking Age England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Sherborne Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coRuledWith | Æthelwulf of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryNow | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Anglo-Saxon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 860 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Sherborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | West Saxon dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-unification England ⓘ |
| father | Æthelwulf of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherTitle | King of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Æthelbald of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Æthelbald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAs | regional ruler of western Wessex during partition of the kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalSource | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Old English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageType | controversial marriage to his stepmother Judith of Flanders ⓘ |
| mother | Osburh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuing to rule part of Wessex after Æthelwulf’s return
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usurping rule over western Wessex during his father Æthelwulf’s absence in Rome ⓘ |
| predecessor | Æthelwulf of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realmType | Anglo-Saxon kingdom ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 860 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 855 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| ruledDuringLifetimeOf | Æthelwulf of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledRegion |
Wessex
NERFINISHED
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western part of Wessex ⓘ |
| sibling |
Alfred the Great
NERFINISHED
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Æthelberht of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ Æthelred I of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Judith of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| successor | Æthelberht of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of the West Saxons ⓘ |
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Subject: Æthelbald of Wessex Description of subject: Æthelbald of Wessex was a 9th-century king of Wessex and son of King Æthelwulf, known for briefly ruling part of the kingdom during his father's lifetime.
Referenced by (8)
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