Æthelstan
King of Wessex and first king of England (r. 924-939)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Anglo-Saxon king who ruled from 924 to 939 and is credited as England's first unified monarch. Never married, left no heirs, and got succeeded by his half-brother Edmund I.
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Æthelstan or Athelstan was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to his death in 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn. Modern historians regard him as the first King of England and one of the "greatest Anglo-Saxon kings". He never married and had no children; he was succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund I.
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