NOUN | person | Ethelred, Ethelred II, Ethelred the Unready | king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered |
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person | Ethelred, Ethelred I | king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred |
Meaning | king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016). | |
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Synonyms | Ethelred II, Ethelred the Unready | |
Instance of | king, male monarch, Rex | A male sovereign |
Catalan | Ethelred |
Meaning | king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871). | |
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Synonym | Ethelred I | |
Instance of | king, male monarch, Rex | A male sovereign |
Spanish | Ethelred | |
Catalan | Ethelred |
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