Athelstan King of England

Abt 986 - Abt 1016  (30 years)

• Name	, Athelstan
  Suffix	King of England
  Birth	Abt 986	Wessex, England
  Gender	Male
  _COLOR	3
  Death	Abt 1016	England
  Person ID	I6671	Puffer 062124
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Ethelred King of England,   b. Abt 968, Wessex, England d. 23 Apr 1016, London, London, England (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Alfgifu Aelflaed Queen Of England,   b. Abt 968, Wessex, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 985	Wessex, England
  Family ID	F5599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 925 he succeeded to the throne, upon the death of his father. In the f ollowing year, on the death of Sihtric, king of Northumbria, who had ma rried Athelstan's sister, he seized his kingdom, and the other kings in t he island made peace with him. The great event of his reign was the bat tle of Brunanburg, at which he won a complete victory over Anlaf son of S ihtric, and the Anglo-Danes with their allies the Northmen, the Scots, a nd the Welsh. This battle was fought in 937. Athelstan acquired great i nfluence abroad, and his alliance was sought by several European sovere igns. He ruled wisely, added to the laws left by his grandfather Alfred , and favoured trade, education, and religion. Died unmarried, 940.