Ethelred

Ethelred

Ethelred is an Old English name meaning "noble council" or ("well advised") ( and , cf. German and ).

Several persons of Anglo-Saxon England were named Æthelred or Ethelred:

* Æthelred of Mercia, d 716 king of Mercia
* Ethelred of Wessex, king of Wessex c. 865–871
* Ethelred, Archbishop of Canterbury c. 9th century
* Earl Aethelred of Mercia, c. 883–911
* Ethelred the Unready, king of England 978–1016
* Æthelred I of East Anglia (fl 760s-780s)
* Æthelred II of East Anglia (fl 870s)
* Æthelred I of Northumbria
* Ethelred of Scotland, son of Malcolm III and Saint Margaret
* Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx

King Ethelred is also the name of Princess Daphne's father in the Dragon's Lair backstory.


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  • Ethelred — Ethelred, I. König von Mercia: 1) E., Sohn Pendas, folgte seinem Bruder Wolpher u. reg. 675–704, s. England (Gesch.) IV C) c); er st. als Mönch. II. Könige von Northumberland: 2) E. I., regierte 774–96 mit Unterbrechung, s. ebd. IV. C) b). 3) E.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Ethelred — (Äthelred), 1) E. I., König von England 866–871, kämpfte unglücklich gegen die Dänen, die in Ostangeln festen Fuß gefaßt und sich Yorks und Nottinghams bemächtigt hatten, und starb an einer im Kampf erhaltenen Wunde 23. April 871. 2) E. II., »der …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Ethelred — der Unberatene, König von England, geb. 968, folgte seinem Bruder Edward 978, ließ 1002 in der Bricciusnacht ein Blutbad unter den Dänen anrichten, mußte aber vor ihnen 1013 nach der Normandie flüchten, kehrte 1014 zurück, gest. 1016 …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Ethelred II — [eth′əl red΄] A.D. 968 1016; king of England (978 1016): called the Unready …   English World dictionary

  • Ethelred II — /eth euhl red /, ( the Unready ) A.D. 968? 1016, king of the English 978 1016. * * * or Aethelred Unraed known as Ethelred the Unready born 968? died April 23, 1016, London King of the English (978–1013, 1014–16). He became king after his half… …   Universalium

  • Ethelred — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le nom d Ethelred fut porté part plusieurs princes anglo saxons, dont un saint chrétien : Ethelred, roi d Est Anglie (760 770) Ethelred II, roi d Est …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ethelred — noun 1. 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) • Syn: ↑Ethelred II, ↑Ethelred the Unready • Instance Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ethelred I — noun 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) • Syn: ↑Ethelred • Instance Hypernyms: ↑king, ↑male monarch, ↑Rex …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ethelred II — noun 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) • Syn: ↑Ethelred, ↑Ethelred the Unready • Instance Hypernyms: ↑king,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ethelred II — Eth|el|red II also Ethelred the Unready (968? 1016) an English king who lost his kingdom to the Danes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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