Ethelred I Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ethelred I, based on 8 World History Database records associated with England.

8 records853–9718 events4 places

Chronological biography

853

Alliance Ethelred I and Mercians853

Warfare / Viking Invasions · King

Leads an army with the future King Alfred to support the Mercians against the Vikings

866

Succession866

House / House of Wessex · King · Wessex

Succeeds as King of Wessex, brother of Ethelbert

868

Invasion of Mercia868

Warfare / Viking Invasions · King · Mercia

The Danes invade Mercia

870

Battle of Englefield870

Warfare / Viking Invasions · King · Englefield

Ethelred & Alfred of Wessex defeat the Danes

Invasion of Wessex870

Warfare / Viking Invasions · King · Wessex

The Danes invade Wessex

871

Battle of Merton871

Warfare / Viking Invasions · King · Merton

Dies fighting the Danes at the Battle of Merton

971

Death of Ethelred I971

House / House of Wessex · King · Merton

Death of Ethelred I

Invasion of England971

Warfare / England War · King

Kenneth II of Scotland raids England, reaching as far as Yorkshire

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.