thelred, d. 871, king of Wessex (865-871), son of Æthelwulf and brother of Alfred. He succeeded his brother Æthelbert as king of Wessex and as overlord of Kent and possibly of East Anglia. Æthelred spent much of his short reign gathering forces to oppose the Danes, who had occupied York (866) and ravaged much of England. Alfred was his important second in command in a series of battles (870-71). Although Æthelred had young children, Alfred suceeded him in April, 871, as better fitted to defend the kingdom. [The Illustrated Columbia Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 1969]

Ethelred I (d. 871), king of the W. Saxons and Kentishmen. Along with Ælfred he saved Mercia from the Danes. [World Wide Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1935]

Reigned from 866 to his his death in 871, shortly after his victory over the Danes at Ashdown. {Chamber's Biographical Dictionary} [GADD.GED]

King of Wessex 866-871. [ROWLEYHR.GED]

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