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Æðelwulf
(Bet 795 and 810 - Aft 13 Jan 858)
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Æðelwulf, King of Wessex1
M, #102608, b. between 795 and 810, d. after 13 January 858
Last Edited=3 Dec 2005
Æðelwulf, King of Wessex was born between 795 and 810.2 He was the son of Ecgbeorht, King of Wessex and Redburga (?).3 He married, firstly, Osburga (?), daughter of Oslac of Hampshire, circa 830.2 He married, secondly, Judith, Princesse de France, daughter of Charles I, Roi de France and Ermentrude d'Orléans, on 1 October 856 at Verberie sur Oise, France.2 He died after 13 January 858.4 He was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.4 He was buried at Steyning, Sussex, England.5
He gained the title of Subregulus of Kent, Essex, Sussex and Surrey between 825 and 828.2 He succeeded to the title of King Æðelwulf of Wessex on 4 February 839.6 He was crowned King of Wessex in 839 at Kingston-upon-Thames, London, England.2 He abdicated as King of Wessex between 855 and 856.2
Ethelwulf was the son of King Egbert and had previously ruled Kent and adjoining minor kingdoms. He continued wars against the Danes and had a victory at the mouth of the Parret in Somerset in 845 and again in 851 when he beat a force of 350 ships' companies who attacked Canterbury. Ethelwulf helped the Mercians against the Welsh and then married the Mercian king's daughter. He was a religious man and in 855 undertook a pilgrimage to Rome, leaving the country in charge of Ethelbald his eldest son. On his return, to avoid civil war, he allowed Ethelbald to retain Wessex while he ruled Kent and other parts of south eastern England.
Children of Æðelwulf, King of Wessex and Osburga (?)
Judith (?)+ d. c 910
Æðelswyð (?)+ d. bt 888 - 889
Æthelbald, King of Wessex3 b. c 834, d. 20 Dec 860
Æðelbeorht, King of Wessex+ b. c 836, d. bt 865 - 866
Æthelstan, Sub-King in Kent, Essex, Sussex and Surrey5 b. c 839, d. c 850
Æthelred I, King of Wessex+3 b. c 840, d. 23 Apr 871
Ælfræd, King of Wessex+ b. bt 846 - 849, d. bt 25 Oct 899 - 28 Oct 899
Citations
[S215] Unknown article title, Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Chobham, Surrey, U.K., volume 1, issue 6, page 409. Hereinafter cited as Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 5. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville, The Queen's Lineage: from A.D. 495 to the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London , U.K.: Rex Collings, 1977), page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Queen's Lineage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 6.
[S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 23. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 4.
Æðelwulf, King of Wessex1
M, #102608, b. between 795 and 810, d. after 13 January 858
Last Edited=3 Dec 2005
Æðelwulf, King of Wessex was born between 795 and 810.2 He was the son of Ecgbeorht, King of Wessex and Redburga (?).3 He married, firstly, Osburga (?), daughter of Oslac of Hampshire, circa 830.2 He married, secondly, Judith, Princesse de France, daughter of Charles I, Roi de France and Ermentrude d'Orléans, on 1 October 856 at Verberie sur Oise, France.2 He died after 13 January 858.4 He was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.4 He was buried at Steyning, Sussex, England.5
He gained the title of Subregulus of Kent, Essex, Sussex and Surrey between 825 and 828.2 He succeeded to the title of King Æðelwulf of Wessex on 4 February 839.6 He was crowned King of Wessex in 839 at Kingston-upon-Thames, London, England.2 He abdicated as King of Wessex between 855 and 856.2
Ethelwulf was the son of King Egbert and had previously ruled Kent and adjoining minor kingdoms. He continued wars against the Danes and had a victory at the mouth of the Parret in Somerset in 845 and again in 851 when he beat a force of 350 ships' companies who attacked Canterbury. Ethelwulf helped the Mercians against the Welsh and then married the Mercian king's daughter. He was a religious man and in 855 undertook a pilgrimage to Rome, leaving the country in charge of Ethelbald his eldest son. On his return, to avoid civil war, he allowed Ethelbald to retain Wessex while he ruled Kent and other parts of south eastern England.
Children of Æðelwulf, King of Wessex and Osburga (?)
Judith (?)+ d. c 910
Æðelswyð (?)+ d. bt 888 - 889
Æthelbald, King of Wessex3 b. c 834, d. 20 Dec 860
Æðelbeorht, King of Wessex+ b. c 836, d. bt 865 - 866
Æthelstan, Sub-King in Kent, Essex, Sussex and Surrey5 b. c 839, d. c 850
Æthelred I, King of Wessex+3 b. c 840, d. 23 Apr 871
Ælfræd, King of Wessex+ b. bt 846 - 849, d. bt 25 Oct 899 - 28 Oct 899
Citations
[S215] Unknown article title, Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Chobham, Surrey, U.K., volume 1, issue 6, page 409. Hereinafter cited as Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 5. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville, The Queen's Lineage: from A.D. 495 to the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London , U.K.: Rex Collings, 1977), page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Queen's Lineage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 6.
[S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 23. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 4.
Events
| Birth | Bet 795 and 810 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 4 Feb 839 | King of Wessex | |||
| Death | Aft 13 Jan 858 |
Families
| Spouse | Osburga (?) (810 - 846) |
| Child | Ælfræd "the Great" (846 - 899) |
| Father | Ecgbeorht "the Great" (775 - 839) |
| Mother | Redburga (?) (780 - 839) |