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Ethelred of Wessex

Ethelred I
Rank: 5th
Ruled: 865-871
Predecessor: Ethelbert
Date of Birth: 837
Place of Birth: Wessex, England[?]
Wife: Wulfrida[?]
Buried: Wimborne[?]
Date of Death: 871
Parents: Ethelwulf and Osburga[?]

King Ethelred I was a son of Ethelwulf of Wessex and was born in around 837 AD. He succeeded his brother, Ethelbert of Wessex, as King of Wessex in about 865. He had two sons, Ethelwald[?] being the elder. Ethelred I was not able to control the increasing Danish raids which devastated England. On January 4, 871 in the Battle of Reading[?] Ethelred defeated a Danish invasion army. However, he was killed at the Battle of Merton[?] later in 871 and is buried at Wimborne in Dorset. Following his death, he was popularly regarded as a saint, but never canonised. He was succeeded by his brother, King Alfred the Great.

Preceded by:
Ethelbert of Wessex		 List of British monarchs Succeeded by:
Ælfred


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