{"slug": "thelberht-of-wessex", "label": "Æthelberht of Wessex", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelberht_of_Wessex", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [836, 865], "span_label": ["836 CE", "865 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "kingdom-of-kent", "label": "Kingdom of Kent", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "wessex", "label": "Wessex", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-essex", "label": "Kingdom of Essex", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-sussex", "label": "Kingdom of Sussex", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "surrey", "label": "Surrey", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "thelwulf", "label": "Æthelwulf", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "alfred-the-great", "label": "Alfred the Great", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "england", "label": "England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dorset", "label": "Dorset", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "thelred-of-wessex", "label": "Æthelred of Wessex", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 836, "year_label": "836 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Æthelberht, king of Wessex (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350026626#Births", "title": "836", "revid": 1350026626, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 852, "year_label": "852 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "King Æthelstan, the eldest son of Æthelwulf, is killed by a Viking raiding party. He is succeeded by his brother Æthelberht, who becomes sub-king of Kent, Essex, Surrey and Sussex (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1287194271#Britain", "title": "852", "revid": 1287194271, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 855, "year_label": "855 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Spring – King Æthelwulf of Wessex decides to go on a pilgrimage to Rome, accompanied by his youngest son Alfred (age 6) and a large retinue. He divides the kingdom between his two eldest sons; Æthelbald receives the western part of Wessex, while Æthelberht becomes ruler over Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Essex.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350256482#Britain", "title": "855", "revid": 1350256482, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 856, "year_label": "856 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Winter – Æthelwulf returns to Wessex to face a revolt by his eldest son Æthelbald, who usurps the throne. Æthelwulf agrees to give up the western part of his kingdom, in order to avoid a civil war. He keeps control over Sussex, Surrey, Essex and Kent, over which Prince Æthelberht has presided.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1329734614#Britain", "title": "856", "revid": 1329734614, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 858, "year_label": "858 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 13", "text": "January 13 – King Æthelwulf of Wessex dies after an 18-year reign, and is succeeded by his eldest son Æthelbald. He marries his father's young widow Judith (daughter of Charles the Bald), and becomes sole ruler of Wessex. His brother, Æthelberht, is left to rule Kent and the south-east of England.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341129132#Britain", "title": "858", "revid": 1341129132, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 860, "year_label": "860 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 20", "text": "December 20 – King Æthelbald of Wessex dies after a 2½-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother, sub-king Æthelberht of Kent, who becomes sole ruler of Wessex.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367666755#Europe", "title": "860", "revid": 1367666755, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 865, "year_label": "865 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Autumn – King Æthelberht of Wessex dies after a 5-year reign, and is buried at Sherborne Abbey (Dorset). He is succeeded by his brother Æthelred I, as ruler of Wessex.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341129586#Britain", "title": "865", "revid": 1341129586, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}]}