Athelstan

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Athelstan was a 10th-century king of the English, often regarded as the first true king of a unified England and a prominent ruler from the House of Wessex.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of the English
human
member of the House of Wessex
monarch
alsoKnownAs Athelstan of England
linked to: Athelstan

Æthelstan
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Æthelstan of England
linked to: Athelstan
associatedWith development of a more unified English identity
battleParticipatedIn Battle of Brunanburh
centuryOfActivity 10th century
coronationPlace Kingston upon Thames
countryRuled England
culturalSphere Anglo-Saxon England
dynasty House of Wessex
era early medieval England
father Edward the Elder
givenName Athelstan
governedTerritory East Anglia
Mercia
Northumbria
Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex

parts of Scotland
parts of Wales
grandfather Alfred the Great
house Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
knownFor victory at the Battle of Brunanburh
languageSpoken Old English
mother Ecgwynn
nobleFamily House of Wessex
notableFor expanding English influence over Wales and Scotland
promoting law codes and legal reforms
supporting the Church and monastic reform
unifying various Anglo-Saxon and Viking kingdoms under one rule
patronOf churches
monasteries
policy centralization of royal authority
use of written law codes
positionHeld King of the Anglo-Saxons
King of the English
predecessor Edward the Elder
realm Kingdom of England
regardedAs first king of a unified England
relative Alfred the Great
Edmund I
linked to: Edmund I of England

Ælfweard of Wessex
religion Christianity
successor Edmund I
linked to: Edmund I of England
title King of the Anglo-Saxons
King of the English

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Kingdom of Wessex hasKing Æthelstan
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Kingdom of Wessex notableRuler Æthelstan
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Anglo-Saxon England notableRuler Æthelstan
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King of the English notableHolder Æthelstan
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King of England firstHolder Æthelstan
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Osburh hasChild Æthelstan
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Edmund I of England predecessor Æthelstan, King of the English
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Edmund I of England sibling Æthelstan, King of the English
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Edward the Elder child Æthelstan
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Edward the Elder successor Æthelstan
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Æthelweard relative Æthelstan
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King of Wessex hasNotableHolder Æthelstan
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Athelstan givenName Athelstan
Athelstan alsoKnownAs Æthelstan
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Athelstan alsoKnownAs Athelstan of England
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Athelstan alsoKnownAs Æthelstan of England
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Eadred of England sibling Athelstan
Hywel Dda soughtTitleFrom English king Athelstan
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Coronation Stone associatedWith King Athelstan
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Æthelstan Atheling sibling Æthelstan, King of England
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Constantine II of Scotland opponent Æthelstan of England
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Eadgyth of England sibling Æthelstan, King of the English
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Anglo-Saxon law associatedWithRuler Æthelstan
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Muchelney Abbey refoundedBy King Æthelstan
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Haakon the Good raisedBy King Æthelstan of England
linked to: Athelstan
English monarchs notableMonarch Æthelstan
linked to: Athelstan