{"slug": "thelred-of-wessex", "label": "Æthelred of Wessex", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_of_Wessex", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 10, "years": 8, "span": [847, 902], "span_label": ["847 CE", "902 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "alfred-the-great", "label": "Alfred the Great", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "vikings", "label": "Vikings", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "wessex", "label": "Wessex", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "edward-the-elder", "label": "Edward the Elder", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "denmark", "label": "Denmark", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "anglo-saxons", "label": "Anglo-Saxons", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-east-anglia", "label": "Kingdom of East Anglia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "essex", "label": "Essex", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dorset", "label": "Dorset", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mercia", "label": "Mercia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-northumbria", "label": "Kingdom of Northumbria", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 847, "year_label": "847 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Æthelred I, king of Wessex (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1348153742#Births", "title": "847", "revid": 1348153742, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 854, "year_label": "854 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "King Æthelwulf of Wessex sends his two youngest sons, Alfred and Æthelred, on a pilgrimage to Rome.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341129142#Britain", "title": "854", "revid": 1341129142, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"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"}}, {"year": 868, "year_label": "868 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Alfred the Great marries Ealhswith (a daughter of Æthelred, known as Mucel, an ealdorman of the Gaini). He supports his brother Æthelred I, in his choice to form an alliance with Mercia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358169430#Britain", "title": "868", "revid": 1358169430, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 871, "year_label": "871 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 23", "text": "April 23 – Æthelred I, king of Wessex", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341129558#Deaths", "title": "871", "revid": 1341129558, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 871, "year_label": "871 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 4", "text": "January 4 – Battle of Reading: A West Saxon force, under the command of King Æthelred I and his brother Alfred, is defeated by the Danes at Reading. Among the many dead on both sides is Æthelwulf. The Saxon troops are forced to retreat, allowing the Vikings to continue their advance into Wessex.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341129558#Europe", "title": "871", "revid": 1341129558, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 899, "year_label": "899 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Winter – Æthelwold's Revolt: Following the death of Alfred the Great, Æthelwold (youngest son of the late king Æthelred I) disputes the succession of Edward the Elder. He seizes the royal estates at Wimborne, the ancient symbolic burial place of West Saxon kings, and Christchurch. Edward set up his army camp at Badbury Rings. Æthelwold first declares that he will 'live or die' at Wimborne, but then flees to Northumbria.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341130263#Britain", "title": "899", "revid": 1341130263, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 901, "year_label": "901 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Fall – Æthelwold (a son of Æthelred I) rebels against his cousin, King Edward the Elder. He comes with a fleet to Essex, and encourages the Danish Vikings of East Anglia to rise up.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1345013381#Britain", "title": "901", "revid": 1345013381, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 902, "year_label": "902 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Æthelwold, son of Æthelred of Wessex", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341130244#Deaths", "title": "902", "revid": 1341130244, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 902, "year_label": "902 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 13", "text": "December 13 – Battle of the Holme: The Anglo-Saxon army is defeated by the Danish Vikings under Æthelwold (a son of Æthelred I) at Holme. Æthelwold is killed, ending his revolt against King Edward the Elder.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341130244#Britain_And_Ireland", "title": "902", "revid": 1341130244, "section": "Events › By place › Britain And Ireland"}}]}