Athelstan Atheling

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Athelstan Atheling was an Anglo-Saxon royal prince of England, son of King Æthelred the Unready, who died before he could claim the throne during the early 11th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon royal prince
English prince
Ætheling
associatedLocation London NERFINISHED
Winchester NERFINISHED
associatedWith Viking invasions of England NERFINISHED
birthPlace Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
burialPlace Old Minster, Winchester NERFINISHED
conflictContext Danish conquest attempts under Sweyn Forkbeard
raids of Viking leaders such as Thorkell the Tall
country Kingdom of England
deathDate 25 June 1014
deathPlace Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
donorTo Old Minster, Winchester NERFINISHED
religious houses in England
dynasticRole strengthened succession of the House of Wessex
era Late Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED
ethnicity Anglo-Saxon
father Æthelred the Unready NERFINISHED
floruit c. 1000–1014
gender male
grandfather Edgar the Peaceful NERFINISHED
historicalReputation promising heir who died prematurely
house House of Wessex NERFINISHED
language Old English
mentionedIn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED
mother Ælfgifu of York NERFINISHED
nameInModernEnglish Athelstan Atheling NERFINISHED
nativeName Æþelstan æþeling NERFINISHED
notableFor being eldest son of King Æthelred the Unready
dying before he could claim the English throne
politicalStatus designated heir of Æthelred the Unready
positionHeld Heir apparent to the English throne
religion Christianity
religiousDenomination Latin Church NERFINISHED
royalLine descendant of King Edgar the Peaceful
sibling Eadwig Ætheling NERFINISHED
Edgar NERFINISHED
Edith NERFINISHED
Edmund Ironside NERFINISHED
Edwy NERFINISHED
Wulfhild NERFINISHED
successorAsHeir Edmund Ironside NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 11th century
title Ætheling of England NERFINISHED
uncle Edward the Martyr NERFINISHED

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Æthelstan Atheling nameVariant Athelstan Atheling