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'''Ethelbert''' (also Æthelberht), king of [[Wessex]] (860-866) succeeded his elder brother [[Ethelbald]]. He had the misfortune to rule at the time of increased [[Danish]] incursions into many parts of England. It is recorded that his forces had a victory during the first year of his reign, but by 865 the Danes were encamped permanently at [[Thanet]] (north-east [[Kent]]) and being offered tribute for a truce. Outside his kingdom, in northern [[East Anglia]] and [[Northumbria]], cities were falling, not to raiding parties, but to armies of occupation. By the year of his death, they had moved down to [[Nottingham]]. He was succeeded by his younger brother, [[Ethelred I]].
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|death_date=October 865<ref>https://www.geni.com/people/Aethelbert-king-of-Wessex-Essex-Kent/6000000004075943972</ref>
|death_place=Sherbourne, Wessex
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|office=King of Wessex
|term_start=860
|term_end=865
|preceded=[[Ethelbald]]
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'''Ethelbert''' (also Æthelberht), king of [[Wessex]] (860-865) succeeded his elder brother [[Ethelbald]]. He had the misfortune to rule at the time of increased [[Danish]] incursions into many parts of England. It is recorded that his forces had a victory during the first year of his reign, but by 865 the Danes were encamped permanently at [[Thanet]] (north-east [[Kent]]) and being offered tribute for a truce. Outside his kingdom, in northern [[East Anglia]] and [[Northumbria]], cities were falling, not to raiding parties, but to armies of occupation. By the year of his death, they had moved down to [[Nottingham]]. He was succeeded by his younger brother, [[Ethelred I]].
Reference: “Anglo-Saxon Chronicle” trans. Anne Savage
Reference: “Anglo-Saxon Chronicle” trans. Anne Savage