1. 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, Ethelred I]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ethelred I
n 1: 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,
Ethelred I]