THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Æthelstan
King of Wessex and first king of England (r. 924-939)
Æthelstan was born in 895 in Kingdom of Wessex and died on November 1, 939.
Born
in 895
Died: November 1, 939
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Birthplace
- Kingdom of Wessex
- Professions
- monarch
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Wessex, Kingdom of England
More about Æthelstan
Family
- Sibling
- Eadhild
- Sibling
- Eadgifu of Wessex
- Child
- Haakon the Good
- Sibling
- Eadgyth
- Sibling
- Ælfweard of Wessex
- Mother
- Ecgwynn
- Father
- Edward the Elder
- Sibling
- Edmund I
- Sibling
- Eadburh of Winchester
- Sibling
- Edred of England
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
- Integrated Authority File
- LIBRIS
- Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Æthelstan born?
Æthelstan was born in Kingdom of Wessex.