1. (

• Ethelred ,
• Ethelred_II ,
• Ethelred_the_Unready

) king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016) ;

2. (

• Ethelred ,
• Ethelred_I

) 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) ;