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Generation: 1
Generation: 2
| 2. | Wessex, King of Wessex Æthelwulf King of was born between 795 and 800 (son of Wessex, King of Wessex Egbert King of and Wessex, Rædburga Queen of); died on 13 Jan 858 in England; was buried in , Stamridge. Notes:
Æthelwulf 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 ret 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 ts of SE England. Events abroad during Ethelwulf's reign included the Treaty of Verdun in 843, which divided the Frankish Empire and laid the foundation for the states of France and Germany. In 844 Kenneth MacAlpine united Scotland. In the 850's the crossbow was used for the first time in France. Ethelwulf died on Thursday 13th January 858 and is buried at Winchester. At this time England was known by it's old Greek name, Albion, by the rest of Europe. The name England was not used until two centuries later.
Æthelwulf married of Wessex, Osburga (Osburh) Queen in 853. Osburga (daughter of Wessex, Oslac Royal Cup-bearer of and Mrs-Oslac, Chief Butler of Wessex) was born about 810 in Of, Wessex, England; died after 876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | of Wessex, Osburga (Osburh) Queen was born about 810 in Of, Wessex, England (daughter of Wessex, Oslac Royal Cup-bearer of and Mrs-Oslac, Chief Butler of Wessex); died after 876. Notes:
Married:
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Children:
- Kent, Essex And Sussex, Athelstan King of was born about 838 in Of, Wantage, Berkshire, England; died about 850.
- 1. Wessex, Ethelbald King of was born about 840 in Of, Wantage, Berkshire, England.
- Wessex, Ethelred I King of was born about 844 in Of, Wantage, Berkshire, England; died in Apr 871.
- Mercia, Ethelswith Queen of was born about 846 in Of, Wantage, Berkshire, England; died about 888.
- England, King of England Alfred "The Great" King of was born about 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England; died on 26 Oct 899 in , Winchester, Hampshire, England.
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| 4. | Wessex, King of Wessex Egbert King of was born about 775 in Wessex, England (son of Kent, King in Kent Ealhmund King of and (perhaps), Eafa); died between 837 and 839 in Wessex, England; was buried in , WessexEngland. Egbert married Wessex, Rædburga Queen of in Wessex, England. Rædburga was born about 788 in Of, Wessex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Wessex, Rædburga Queen of was born about 788 in Of, Wessex, England. Notes:
The male line of kings descends from hom to Edward the Confessor and the female line to the present time.
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Generation: 4
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