King of Wessex, Aethelred I

Birth Name King of Wessex, Aethelred I
Gender male
Age at Death 31 years, 3 months, 22 days

Narrative

Medical: Developed the "wasting cough" (poss. tuberculosis?) as a result of years of exposure to the elements during a guerrilla warfare campaign against the Vikings.

[Pullen010502.FTW]

Reigned 866-871
Banner was a golden dragon (the golden dragon was the banner either of the Kingdom of Wessex, or that of AEthelred, or that of his younger brother Alfred the Great King of the West Saxons & England's). (Srce: The Hammer & The Cross, by Harry Harrison, p. 304, Ch. 11, "Carl" section).

 

Sources:

1. Abbrev: Royal Genealogies DB
Title: Denis R. Reid, Royal Genealogies DB (149 Kimrose Lane, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147-1258)s, Ohio 44147-1258.
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216/237-5364

Oklahoma

http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/royal/royalgen.html ah189@cleveland.freenet.edu
Text: Ethelred I
2. Abbrev: University of Hull Royal Database (England)
Title: Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull Royal Database (England) (copyright 1994, 1995, 1996)base (England)base (England). copyright 1994, 1995, 1996.
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usually reliable but sometimes includes hypothetical lines, mythological figures, etc

WWW, University of Hull, Hull, UK HU6 7RX bct@tardis.ed.ac.uk
3. Abbrev: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who
Title: Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 (7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992)ame to America bef 1760ame to America bef 1760. 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992.
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Same ref source as earlier ed, "Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists who Came to New England 1623-1650" ed 1-6

good to very good

J.H. Garner
Page: line 1B p 5
4. Abbrev: Pullen010502.FTW
Title: Pullen010502.FTW
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Text: Date of Import: Jan 5, 2002
5. Abbrev: Royal Genealogies DB
Title: Denis R. Reid, Royal Genealogies DB (149 Kimrose Lane, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147-1258)s, Ohio 44147-1258.
Note:
Call number:

216/237-5364

Oklahoma

http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/royal/royalgen.html ah189@cleveland.freenet.edu
Text: d 871
6. Abbrev: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who
Title: Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 (7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992)ame to America bef 1760ame to America bef 1760. 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992.
Note:
Call number:

Same ref source as earlier ed, "Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists who Came to New England 1623-1650" ed 1-6

good to very good

J.H. Garner
Page: line 1B p 5
Text: d 872

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 840     1
Death 871-04-23     1

Age: 31y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Wessex, Aethelwulf806858-01-13
Mother of the Isle of Wight, Osburga810853
         King of Wessex, Aethelred I 840 871-04-23
    Brother     England, Alfred (The Great) 848 899-10-26
    Sister     Wessex, Judith 854

Families

Family of King of Wessex, Aethelred I and , Wulfthryth

Unknown Partner , Wulfthryth ( * 827 + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
of Ethelhelm, Ealdorman850897