

Named by the game's script · DNA in the game files
Æthelred Wessex
Also “Æthelred”
Wessex on 867.1.1
hello_history 33358His DNA code- Culture
- Anglo-SaxonWest Germanic
- Faith
- Chalcedonianism
- House
- Wessex
- Born
- 840.1.1
- Died
- 871.1.1, aged 31
- History ID
33358
Æthelred Wessex is a historical character of Crusader Kings III (also named Æthelred): a man of Anglo-Saxon culture of the Chalcedonianism faith of the house Wessex, born 840.1.1, died 871.1.1. On the start dates: 867 — Wessex (15 counties). The game's script names him by ID in 2 places. History ID 33358. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/history/characters/anglo_saxon.txt.
This section as JSON: /raw/historical-characters.json
Quick answers (3)
- What is Æthelred Wessex's character ID in CK3?
- History ID 33358 — console: hello_history 33358.
- Can you play as Æthelred Wessex in CK3?
- Not from the start screen's picks; he holds land on 867, so he can be picked on the map.
- Which CK3 start dates is Æthelred Wessex alive on?
- 867.1.1 (age 27).
Where the game names him
Every place in the game's script (common/ and events/, test and debug files left out) that names Æthelred Wessex by ID — character:33358 — with the lines as written.
Events 1
- 15: this = character:33358
game/events/bookmark_events.txt
On actions (script run on game events) 1
on_game_start
- 62: character:33358 = {
game/common/on_action/game_start.txt
On the start dates
What history/titles gives Æthelred Wessex on each start date he is alive on: titles, the realm counting vassals, liege and court.
867 867.1.1
Age 27
14 titles, 15 counties in the realm counting vassals
- Wessex
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- Hertfordshire
- Wight
- Kent
- Middlesex
- Oxfordshire
- Surrey
- +2 more
Married to Wulfthryth (831–899)
Traits and skills
–Diplomacy
–Martial
8Stewardship
–Intrigue
–Learning
–Prowess
Base skills as written in the character's history (– = not set: the game rolls it). In the game, traits, education and age add to them.
Family
From history/characters (father, mother, add_spouse). Names with a link have a page of their own.
Parents 2
- Æthelwulf Wessex (father, 795–858)
- Osburh Oslac (mother, 809–855)
Spouses 1
- Wulfthryth (from 866.1.1, 831–899)
Brothers and sisters 4
- Æthelbald Wessex (834–860)
- Æthelbert Wessex (836–865)
- Æthelswith Wessex (838–888)
- Alfred the Great (849–899)
In his history file
- 859.1.1Friend: Alfred the Great (849–899)
Family and house
- Alfred the Great849–899 · Anglo-SaxonDorset, 867named in 6 places of the script


- Æthelstan Wessex893–939 · Anglo-Saxonnamed in 1 place of the script


- Eadward the Martyr962–978 · Anglo-Saxonnamed in 3 places of the script


- Eadward the Confessor1003–1066 · Anglo-Saxonnamed in 2 places of the script


- Margaret Wessex1045–1093 · Anglo-SaxonStaffordshire, 1066named in 1 place of the script


- Eadgar Wessex1050–1126 · Anglo-SaxonWarwickshire, 1066named in 2 places of the script


From game/history/characters/anglo_saxon.txt, history id 33358, and the files that name him, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.