Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Aethelred II Biography and Timeline

Follow Aethelred II through 1 dated historical records for England.

Aethelred II, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

1Distinct records
1 of 1Page
879–879Years on this page

879

Succession

King · Mercia · House / House of Mercia

Succeeds as King of Mercia

Role range: 0879-0898

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.