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| 4. |  Wessex, King of Wessex Æthelwulf King of  (3.Egbert3, 2.Ealhmund2, 1.1) was born between 795 and 800; 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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- 7. Kent, Essex And Sussex, Athelstan King of was born about 838 in Of, Wantage, Berkshire, England; died about 850.
- 8. Wessex, Ethelbald King of was born about 840 in Of, Wantage, Berkshire, England.
- 9. Wessex, Ethelred I King of was born about 844 in Of, Wantage, Berkshire, England; died in Apr 871.
- 10. Mercia, Ethelswith Queen of was born about 846 in Of, Wantage, Berkshire, England; died about 888.
- 11. 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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Æthelwulf married France, Queen of England Judith Princess of about 844 in England. Judith (daughter of Bald", King Charles II "The and Orleans, QUEEN OF THE WEST FRANKS Ermentrude Countess of) was born in 844 in France; died after 870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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