Succession674
Succeeds as King of Mercia, brother of Wulfhere
Historical person
Aethelred I Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Aethelred I, based on 14 World History Database records associated with England.
14 records674–8719 events8 places
Chronological biography
674
790
Succession790
Succeeds as King of Northumbria
796
Assassination of Aethelred I26 May 796
Aethelred I is assassinated
Death of Aethelred I26 May 796
Death of Aethelred I, assassinated
865
Succession865
Succeeds as King of Wessex, Aethelberts brother
866
Great Army866
The "Great Army" of the Danes lands in East Anglia
Invasion of England866
The "Great Army" of the Danes lands in East Anglia
868
Campaign at Nottingham868
Aethelred marched with Alfred to support Mercia, but the campaign ended through negotiation.
871
Battle of Merton871
Defeated & killed in battle by the Danes
Battle of Reading871
Killed at the Battle of Reading. A camp is set up & the Saxon army joins Aethelwulf but he is killed by the Danes
Death of Aethelred I871
Death of Aethelred I, killed at the Battle of Reading
Battle of Ashdown6 January 871
Leads an assault on 2 Danish Kings, Healfdene & Bagsecg. Kills King Bagsecg & drives away the "great army"
Death of Aethelred I6 January 871
Kills King Bagsecg at the Battle of Ashdown
Great Army6 January 871
Kills King Bagsecg & drives away the "great army"
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.