King of Wessex & Kent, AEthelwulf
Birth Name | King of Wessex & Kent, AEthelwulf 1a 2a 3a 4a 5 6 7a |
Also Known As | King of England, AEthelwulf 7b |
Gramps ID | I4991 |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 52 years, 16 days |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Birth [E6155] | 806 | Wessex, England |
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7c | |
Death [E6156] | 857/8-01-13 (Julian) | England |
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3b 1b 7d | |
Burial [E6157] | after 857/8-01-13 (Julian) | Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England |
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7e |
Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | King of Wessex, Ecgbert [I5037] | 775 | 839-11-19 | |
Mother | Redburga [I5038] | 788 | ||
King of Wessex & Kent, AEthelwulf [I4991] | 806 | 857/8-01-13 (Julian) |
Families
  |   | Family of King of Wessex & Kent, AEthelwulf and of the Isle of Wight, Osburga [F3246] | ||||||||||||
Married | Wife | of the Isle of Wight, Osburga [I4992] ( * 810 + after 853 ) | ||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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King of Wessex, Alfred the Great [I4988] | 848 | 899-10-26 |
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Marriage [E29266] | 856-10-01 |
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Narrative
[SUSANNA KEENE.FTW]
Upon his return to Wessex, AEthelbald refused to give up the
throne.
Under-king of Kent.
Reputedly defeated 350 Viking ships at Oakley after London
fell.
Reduced taxation, endowed the church.
Made lay lands inheritable & provided systems of poor relief.
Defeated Danish host at Battle of Aclea.
Renowned for his military prowess.
First ruler in western Europe to defeat a Viking army in a
major battle.
Pilgrimage to Rome. Left his throne in the care of his son
AEthelbald.
REF: 'The World Book Encyclopedia', 1968, p E291. 'Royalty for
Commoners', Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 185: Reigned 839-856
(abdicated). Under-king of Kent 825-839 & 856-858. Renowned
for his military prowess, he reputedly defeated 350 Viking
ships (year 851, at Oakley, England). He reduced taxation,
endowed the Church, made lay lands inheritable, & provided
systems of poor relief. Ethelwulf became king of the West
Saxons in England when his father, Egbert, died in 839. In 851,
he became the first ruler in all western Europe to defeat a
viking army in a major battle.
REF: "Fighting Kings of Wessex", Baker: Sent by his father
Ecgbert in 825 into Kent to drive out Baldred, the Mercian
regulus. Not only Kent, Sussex & Surrey, but Essex too gave
their submission to Aethilwulf. Suddenly Wessex was N of the
Thames.
Abdicated to AEthelbald & became Under-king of Kent again.
Under-king of Kent.
Narrative
Records not imported into INDI (individual) Gramps ID I4991:
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Attributes
Type | Value | Notes | Sources |
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REFN | 904 |
Pedigree
Ancestors
Source References
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Frederick Lewis Weis: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to
[S10400]
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G.P. Baker: Fighting Kings of Wessex
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Royal Genealogies DB
[S12628]
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Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science: University of Hull Royal Database (England), Author Address:
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- World Book Encyclopedia [S13469]
- Roderick W. Stuart: Royalty for Commoners: The complete Known Lineage of John of [S12642]
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- Merriam Webster's Biographical Dictionary [S12266]