What relationship was Æthelred I to Alfred the Great?
Cousin
Father
Brother
Uncle
Answer
Brother. Æthelred was the younger brother of Alfred the Great, the king of Wessex from 871 to 899. When Alfred died in 899, Æthelred succeeded him to the throne. Æthelred ruled Wessex until 911, when he died in battle against the Danes.
Æthelred I of Wessex: The Untold Chapter of English History