Kingdom of Wessex

E53354

Anglo-Saxon kingdom former monarchy historical country

The Kingdom of Wessex was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon realm in southern England that rose to dominance over other English kingdoms and laid the foundations for a unified English state.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Wessex	71
Kingdom of Wessex canonical	49
Kingdom of Wessex (as a royal core territory)	1
Kingdom of Wessex (early history)	1
Kingdom of the West Saxons	1
Wessex (historic)	1
Wessex (historical)	1
Wessex region (historical)	1
West Saxon fyrd	1
West Saxon kingdom	1
West Saxons	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Saxon kingdom ⓘ former monarchy ⓘ historical country ⓘ
capital	Winchester ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
currency	silver penny ⓘ
endTime	10th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Saxons ⓘ surface form: West Saxons
followedBy	Kingdom of England ⓘ
foundedBy	Cerdic of Wessex ⓘ
governmentForm	monarchy ⓘ
hasKing	King Alfred the Great ⓘ surface form: Alfred the Great Ceawlin of Wessex ⓘ Cerdic of Wessex ⓘ Cnut the Great ⓘ Cynric of Wessex ⓘ Edgar the Peaceful ⓘ Edward the Confessor ⓘ Edward the Elder ⓘ Egbert of Wessex ⓘ King of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Ine of Wessex Æthelred I of Wessex ⓘ Æthelred the Unready ⓘ Athelstan ⓘ surface form: Æthelstan Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Æthelwulf of Wessex
languageUsed	Old English ⓘ
legalSystem	Anglo-Saxon law ⓘ
locatedIn	southern England ⓘ
motto	Pactum serva (attributed to Alfred’s court culture, not official motto) ⓘ
notableRuler	King Alfred the Great ⓘ surface form: Alfred the Great Egbert of Wessex ⓘ Athelstan ⓘ surface form: Æthelstan
partOf	Heptarchy ⓘ
playedRoleIn	formation of the Kingdom of England ⓘ
precededBy	Anglo-Saxon tribal polities in Wessex ⓘ
religion	Anglo-Saxon paganism ⓘ Christianity ⓘ
roseToDominanceOver	Kingdom of the East Angles ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of East Anglia Kingdom of Essex ⓘ Kingdom of Kent ⓘ Mercia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Mercia Kingdom of Sussex ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Deorham ⓘ Battle of Edington ⓘ Battle of Ellendun ⓘ Battle of Peonnum ⓘ Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ Viking invasions of England ⓘ unification of England under Æthelstan ⓘ
startTime	6th century ⓘ

Referenced by (129)

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

Kingdom of England → formedFrom → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Ælfric of Eynsham → birthPlace → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle → placeOfCompilation → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle → coversRegion → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

King Alfred the Great → birthPlace → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

subject surface form: Alfred the Great

King Alfred the Great → deathPlace → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

subject surface form: Alfred the Great

this entity surface form: Wessex

King Alfred the Great → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

subject surface form: Alfred the Great

House of Wessex → country → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

House of Wessex → namedAfter → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Mercia → borderedBy → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Mercia → defeatedBy → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Ceremonial county of Somerset → historicRegion → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Blandford Forum → region → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex (historic)

Winchester → formerCapitalOf → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Winchester, Hampshire, England → wasCapitalOf → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Harold Godwinson → birthPlace → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division → raisedFrom → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Middle Saxons → neighbouringPeople → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Saxons

Anglo-Saxon England → hasPart → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Ealhswith → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Hantescire → borders → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex region (historical)

Edith of Wessex → birthPlace → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Edith of Wessex → associatedWith → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Wilton Abbey → region → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Bishop of Winchester → linkedTo → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Wessex (early history)

Osburh → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Battle of Edington → location → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Battle of Edington → country → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Battle of Edington → combatant → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Battle of Edington → involved → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Saxon fyrd

Great Heathen Army → primaryTarget → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Treaty of Wedmore → hasParty → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Treaty of Wedmore → location → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Treaty of Wedmore → regionAffected → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Æthelberht of Wessex → country → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Æthelberht of Wessex → birthPlace → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Æthelberht of Wessex → deathPlace → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Æthelberht of Wessex → monarchOf → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Æthelberht of Wessex → realmExpandedFrom → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Æthelberht of Wessex → realm → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of the West Saxons

Æthelflæd → birthPlace → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Ælfthryth of Wessex → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Ælfthryth of Wessex → placeOfBirth → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Ælfthryth of Wessex → residence → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Saxons → gaveNameTo → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Saxons → associatedWith → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Battle of Ashdown → place → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex

Battle of Ashdown → place → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Battle of Ashdown → belligerent → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

Edmund I of England → birthPlace → Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wessex