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Kingdom of Wessex

Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain
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Kingdom of Wessex

Summary

Kingdom of Wessex is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,270 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kingdom of Wessex's religion is recorded as Anglo-Saxon paganism[3].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's religion is recorded as Christianity[4].
  • Kingdom of Wessex is on the continent of Europe[5].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's instance of is recorded as historical country[6].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's instance of is recorded as kingdom[7].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's capital is recorded as Winchester[8].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's official language is recorded as West Saxon[9].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's currency is recorded as sceat[10].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's basic form of government is recorded as absolute monarchy[11].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's basic form of government is recorded as elective monarchy[12].
  • Kingdom of Wessex followed Kingdom of Mercia[13].
  • Kingdom of Wessex followed Gewisse[14].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's flag is recorded as flag of the Kingdom of Wessex[15].
  • Kingdom of Wessex is part of Heptarchy[16].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's Commons category is recorded as Wessex[17].
  • 519 marks the founding of Kingdom of Wessex[18].
  • Kingdom of Wessex was dissolved in 927[19].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.2, 'lon': -2}[20].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wessex[21].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[23].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's replaces is recorded as Kingdom of Sussex[26].
  • Kingdom of Wessex's replaced by is recorded as Kingdom of England[27].

Body

Founding

519 marks the founding of Kingdom of Wessex[18].

Identity

Kingdom of Wessex is part of Heptarchy[16]. Predecessors include Kingdom of Mercia[13] and Gewisse[14].

Dissolution

Kingdom of Wessex was dissolved in 927[19].

Why It Matters

Kingdom of Wessex ranks in the top 4% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,270 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Ælfweard of Wessex Æthelbald Æthelberht Æthelflæd Æthelred I Æthelred the Unready Æthelstan Æthelwulf Alfred the Great Balbronn Beorhtric Ceawlin of Wessex Eadgyth Eadwig Ecgberht Edgar of England Edmund I Edmund II of England Edred of England Edward the Elder Hamwic Kingdom of England London Saint Boniface Saint Walpurga

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → —
    Part of → Heptarchy
    Replaced by → —
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +0927-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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