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Also Known As Ethelred I
Died April 871
Title / Office king (865-871), Wessex • king (865-871), Kent
Notable Family Members father Aethelwulf • brother Alfred • brother Aethelberht • brother Aethelbald

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Aethelberht (Ethelbert)
Aethelberht
king of Wessex
Ceolwulf
Anglo-Saxon king
Alfred the Great
Alfred
king of Wessex
Edward the Elder
Edward
Anglo-Saxon king
Egbert, from an undated engraving
Egbert
king of Wessex
Ceawlin
king of Wessex
Ine
king of Wessex
Hlothere
king of Kent
Aethelwulf, coin, 9th century; in the British Museum
Aethelwulf
Anglo-Saxon king
Cerdic
Cerdic
king of Wessex
Cenwalh
king of Wessex
Cynegils
king of Wessex
Aethelberht I
Aethelberht I
king of Kent
Centwine
king of Wessex
Beorhtric
king of Wessex
Wihtred
king of Kent
Caedwalla
king of Wessex
Eadbald
king of Kent
Sigebert
king of Wessex
Cuthred
king of Wessex

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