Individual Details
Ecgbeorht "the Great"
(Ca 775 - 4 Feb 839)
From thePeerage.com (see further below for ancestors of Ecgbeorht)
Ecgbeorht, King of Wessex1
M, #102615, b. circa 775, d. 4 February 839
Last Edited=22 Jul 2012
Ecgbeorht, King of Wessex was born circa 775.2 He was the son of Ealhmund, Subregulus of Kent and unknown daughter (?).3,1 He married Redburga (?).2 He died on 4 February 839.4 He was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.4
Ecgbeorht, King of Wessex also went by the nick-name of Egbert 'the Great' (?).1 He gained the title of Subregulus of Kent between 790 and 796.2 He succeeded to the title of King Egbert of Wessex in 802.2 He gained the title of King Egbert of Mercia in 829.2
After the Romans left Britain in AD 407, the country was raided by Picts from Scotland, Angles and Saxons from Germany and Jutes from Denmark. Within 200 years most of England was under Anglo-Saxon rule, divided into seven Kingdoms: Kent (mostly Jutes), Essex, Sussex, Wessex, East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria. As a guide, Wessex consisted of Hants, Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire. Mercia's boundaries varied a great deal but could be said to lie between the Thames and Humber. The capital of Wessex was Winchester and important towns in Mercia were Lichfield, Repton and Tamworth. King Offa of Mercia was a powerful king of this period and built the dyke along the English/Welsh border. Although nominally King of England, really he was only accepted South of the Humber. He won a resounding victory over the Norsemen and Cornish at Hingston Down near Callington in Cornwall in 836 and also conquered Mercia in 829 but lost it again in 838. He paved the way for national political unification which was achieved by King Athelstan in the 10th century. Although Egbert was King, the remaining kingdoms retained sub-kings or Ealdormen.
Children of Ecgbeorht, King of Wessex and Redburga (?)
Æðelstan (?)+ d. c 851
Edith (?)4
Æðelwulf, King of Wessex+5 b. bt 795 - 810, d. a 13 Jan 858
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 3. 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 2. Hereinafter cited as The Queen's Lineage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 4.
[S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville, The Queen's Lineage, page 4.
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Ecgbeorht, King of Wessex1
M, #102615, b. circa 775, d. 4 February 839
Last Edited=22 Jul 2012
Ecgbeorht, King of Wessex was born circa 775.2 He was the son of Ealhmund, Subregulus of Kent and unknown daughter (?).3,1 He married Redburga (?).2 He died on 4 February 839.4 He was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.4
Ecgbeorht, King of Wessex also went by the nick-name of Egbert 'the Great' (?).1 He gained the title of Subregulus of Kent between 790 and 796.2 He succeeded to the title of King Egbert of Wessex in 802.2 He gained the title of King Egbert of Mercia in 829.2
After the Romans left Britain in AD 407, the country was raided by Picts from Scotland, Angles and Saxons from Germany and Jutes from Denmark. Within 200 years most of England was under Anglo-Saxon rule, divided into seven Kingdoms: Kent (mostly Jutes), Essex, Sussex, Wessex, East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria. As a guide, Wessex consisted of Hants, Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire. Mercia's boundaries varied a great deal but could be said to lie between the Thames and Humber. The capital of Wessex was Winchester and important towns in Mercia were Lichfield, Repton and Tamworth. King Offa of Mercia was a powerful king of this period and built the dyke along the English/Welsh border. Although nominally King of England, really he was only accepted South of the Humber. He won a resounding victory over the Norsemen and Cornish at Hingston Down near Callington in Cornwall in 836 and also conquered Mercia in 829 but lost it again in 838. He paved the way for national political unification which was achieved by King Athelstan in the 10th century. Although Egbert was King, the remaining kingdoms retained sub-kings or Ealdormen.
Children of Ecgbeorht, King of Wessex and Redburga (?)
Æðelstan (?)+ d. c 851
Edith (?)4
Æðelwulf, King of Wessex+5 b. bt 795 - 810, d. a 13 Jan 858
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 3. 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 2. Hereinafter cited as The Queen's Lineage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 4.
[S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville, The Queen's Lineage, page 4.
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Events
| Birth | Ca 775 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Bet 790 and 796 | Subregulus of Kent | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 802 | King of Wessex | |||
| Death | 4 Feb 839 | ||||
| Burial | Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England |
Families
| Spouse | Redburga (?) (780 - 839) |
| Child | Æðelwulf (795 - 858) |
| Father | Ealhmund (750 - 786) |