King Ecbert of Wessex

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:King
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Mercia
gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:birth_year 775
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Winchester_Cathedral
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Winchester
gptkbp:children gptkb:Aethelwulf
gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkb:Aethelbert
gptkb:Aethelstan
gptkb:Aethelred
gptkb:Aethelbald
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Aethelwulf
gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkb:Aethelbert
gptkb:Aethelstan
gptkb:Aethelred
gptkb:Aethelbald
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later English kings
gptkbp:cultural_representation featured in television series
depicted in historical fiction
gptkbp:death_year 839
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Vikings
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father gptkb:Aethelwulf
gptkbp:historical_period Early Middle Ages
gptkbp:historical_significance first king to style himself as ' King of the English'.
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Asser's_Life_of_King_Alfred
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
various medieval chronicles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Ecbert of Wessex
gptkbp:influence Anglo-Saxon England
gptkbp:known_for unifying England
establishing a strong monarchy
gptkbp:legacy considered a wise ruler
inspired future generations of rulers
established Wessex as a dominant power
gptkbp:military_campaign gptkb:Battle_of_Ellandun
gptkb:Battle_of_Basing
Battle of Meretun
gptkbp:mother Osburh
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Aethelwulf
gptkbp:reign 802
839
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Judith_of_Flanders
gptkbp:strategy marriage alliances
diplomacy with neighboring kingdoms
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Aethelwulf
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ragnar_Lothbrok
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5