King of the Anglo-Saxons

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The King of the Anglo-Saxons was the early medieval monarchic title held by rulers who united and governed the various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in what is now England before the emergence of the later title "King of the English."

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state title ⓘ
monarchical title ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
appliesTo rulers of multiple Anglo-Saxon kingdoms ⓘ
associatedInstitution Witan ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicity Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
centralizingFunction consolidation of royal authority in England ⓘ
unification of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms ⓘ
ceremonialAspect royal coronation ⓘ
country England ⓘ
developedFrom kingship of Wessex ⓘ
follows kingship of individual Anglo-Saxon kingdoms ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
historicalPeriod 10th century ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRegion Heptarchy successor states ⓘ
languageOfTitle Old English ⓘ
legitimizedBy church sanction ⓘ
noble consent ⓘ
notableTitleHolder Alfred the Great ⓘ
Athelstan ⓘ
Cnut the Great ⓘ
Eadred ⓘ
linked to: Eadred of England

Eadwig ⓘ
linked to: Eadwig of England

Edgar the Peaceful ⓘ
Edmund I ⓘ
linked to: Edmund I of England

Edward the Confessor ⓘ
Edward the Elder ⓘ
Harthacnut ⓘ
Æthelred the Unready ⓘ
precedes King of the English ⓘ
relatedTitle King of England ⓘ
King of Mercia ⓘ
King of Wessex ⓘ
King of the English ⓘ
religionAssociated Christianity ⓘ
replacedBy King of the English ⓘ
responsibility defence of the realm ⓘ
law-giving ⓘ
taxation and tribute collection ⓘ
scopeOfRule Anglo-Saxon peoples ⓘ
territories of several Anglo-Saxon kingdoms ⓘ
seatOfPower royal court ⓘ
successionType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
symbolOf political unity of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
usedBy Anglo-Saxon rulers ⓘ
usedIn early medieval England ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King of the English → precededBy → King of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
King of the English → relatedTitle → King of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
Edmund Ironside → partOf → Anglo-Saxon monarchy of England ⓘ
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons
Edward the Elder → positionHeld → King of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
Athelstan → positionHeld → King of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
Rex Anglorum → usedBy → Anglo-Saxon kings ⓘ
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon royal court → usedBy → Anglo-Saxon kings ⓘ
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon monastic communities → associatedWith → Anglo-Saxon kings ⓘ
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons
King of East Anglia → usedBy → Anglo-Saxon kings ⓘ
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons
Eadgifu of Wessex → fatherTitle → King of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon fyrd → usedBy → Anglo-Saxon kings ⓘ
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons
Parker Chronicle → mainSubject → Anglo-Saxon kings ⓘ
subject linked to: the Parker Chronicle
linked to: King of the Anglo-Saxons