Kingdom of Wessex

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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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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 (19)

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

King Alfred the Great → birthPlace → Kingdom of Wessex →

subject surface form: "Alfred the Great"

Harold Godwinson → birthPlace → Kingdom of Wessex →