# Æthelred I - King of Wessex

URL: https://english-history.com/rulers/aethelred-i
Reign: 866 - 871
Born-Died: c. 847 - 871
Dynasty: House of Wessex
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_I,_King_of_Wessex

Æthelred I ruled as the Great Heathen Army overran much of Anglo-Saxon England. He and his younger brother Alfred fought repeated campaigns to keep Wessex independent.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Æthelberht](https://english-history.com/rulers/aethelberht)
- Succeeded by: [Alfred the Great](https://english-history.com/rulers/alfred-the-great)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 866 - [Vikings capture York](https://english-history.com/timeline/866-vikings-capture-york)
- 867 - [Northumbrian kings are defeated at York](https://english-history.com/timeline/867-northumbrian-kings-are-defeated-at-york)
- 869 - [Edmund of East Anglia is killed](https://english-history.com/timeline/869-edmund-of-east-anglia-is-killed)
- 871 - [Alfred becomes king of Wessex](https://english-history.com/timeline/871-alfred-becomes-king-of-wessex)