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New page: '''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 i...
'''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]].
[[Category: English Monarchs]]
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[[Category: English Monarchs]]
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