King of England Aethelred, I

844 - 871  (27 years)

• Name	Aethelred
  Title	King of England
  Suffix	I
  Nickname	noble counsel
  Born	844	Wessex, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	871	Wimborne, Dorset, England
  	Killed by the Danes in Battle at Martin, about 25m. north of Wimborne
  Buried	Wimborne Minster - Church of St. Cuthburga, Dorset, England
  Person ID	I445669525	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2012

  
  

  Father	King of Wessex Aethelwulf,   b. 806, Wessex, , , England ,   d. 13 Jan 858, Winchester Cathedral, London, England  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Osburh,   d. 855
  Married	830
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F233980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Succeeded his brother Aethelbert, in 866. The Danes became so formidable in his reign as to threaten the conquest of the whole kingdom. Assisted by his brother Alfred, Aethelred drove them from the centre of Mercia, whither they had penetrated; but the Mercians refusing to act with him, he was obliged to trust to the West Saxons alone, his hereditary subjects. After various successes, the invaders continually increasing in numbers, Aethelred died, in consequence of a wound received in an action with them, in 871.