# Æthelstan of Kent

> Æthelstan was the King of Kent from 839 to 851. He served under the authority and overlordship of his father, King Æthelwulf of Wessex, who appointed him. The late D, E and F versions of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle describe Æthelstan as Æthelwulf's brother, but the A, B and C versions, and Æthelweard's Chronicon, state that he was Æthelwulf's son. Some historians have argued that it is more probable that he was a brother, including Eric John in 1966 and Ann Williams in 1978. However, in 1991 Ann Williams described him as Æthelwulf's son, and this is now generally accepted by historians, including Frank Stenton, Barbara Yorke, and D. P. Kirby.

*Sub-King of Kent, Essex, Sussex and in Surrey*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Died:** 850
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 10.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Етельстан (король Кенту)](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%83))
- [Æthelstan](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelstan)
- [Έθελσταν του Ουέσσεξ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%88%CE%B8%CE%B5%CE%BB%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9F%CF%85%CE%AD%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%BE)
- [Æthelstan of Kent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelstan_of_Kent)
- [Ethelstan](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethelstan)
- [Æthelstan (roi du Kent)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelstan_(roi_du_Kent))
- [Aethelstan de Kent](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelstan_de_Kent)
- [Æthelstan dari Wessex](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelstan_dari_Wessex)
- [Æthelstan van Kent](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelstan_van_Kent)
- [Etelstano de Kent](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etelstano_de_Kent)
- [Этельстан (король Кента)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0))
- [Æthelstan av Kent](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelstan_av_Kent)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3562315)

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