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House of Wessex

family that initially ruled Wessex kingdom
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House of Wessex

Summary

House of Wessex is a dynasty[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of dynasty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (941 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • House of Wessex's instance of is recorded as dynasty[3].
  • House of Wessex's instance of is recorded as noble family[4].
  • House of Wessex's coat of arms image is recorded as Wessex dragon.svg[5].
  • House of Wessex's founder is recorded as Cerdic of Wessex[6].
  • House of Wessex's Commons category is recorded as Cerdicing dynasty[7].
  • House of Wessex was dissolved in +1093-01-01T00:00:00Z[8].
  • House of Wessex's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02s1mn[9].
  • House of Wessex's topic's main category is recorded as Category:House of Wessex[10].
  • House of Wessex's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/House-of-Wessex[11].
  • House of Wessex's Quora topic ID is recorded as House-of-Wessex[12].
  • House of Wessex's Fandom article ID is recorded as cs.historika:Wessexští[13].
  • House of Wessex's Grove Art Online ID is recorded as T091215[14].

Body

Founding

House of Wessex's founder is recorded as Cerdic of Wessex[6].

Dissolution

House of Wessex was dissolved in +1093-01-01T00:00:00Z[8].

Why It Matters

House of Wessex ranks in the top 6% of dynasty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (941 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Ælfweard of Wessex Æthelbald Æthelberht Æthelflæd Æthelred I Æthelred the Unready Æthelstan Æthelwulf Alfred the Great Beorhtric Ceawlin of Wessex Cerdic of Wessex Eadgyth Eadwig Ecgberht Edgar Ætheling Edgar of England Edmund I Edmund II of England Edred of England Edward the Confessor Edward the Elder Edward the Martyr Emma of Normandy Saint Margaret of Scotland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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