1564109 - King of Wessex, Aethelwulf

Events

Event	Date	Place	Sources
Birth [E23635]	806	Wessex, England	1b 5b 6b 7b
Death [E23636]	857/8-01-13 (Julian)	Wessex, England	1c
_FA1 [E23637]		Reigned 839-856, abdicated to son Ethelbald & became Under-king of Kent again.	3b 4 5c 6c 7c
_FA2 [E23638]		Under-king of Kent 825-839 & 856-858.	5d 6d 7d
_FA3 [E23639]		Acceded as King of Wessex: 4 Feb 839, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey.	5e 6e 7e
_FA4 [E23640]		In 851 he defeated 350 Viking ships at Oakley, England after London fell.	5f 6f 7f
_FA5 [E23641]		Reduced taxation, endowed the Church.	5g 6g 7g
_FA6 [E23642]		Made lay lands inheritable, & provided systems of poor relief.	5h 6h 7h
_FA7 [E23643]		Buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England.	5i 6i 7i
_FA8 [E23644]		King of Wessex, Sussex, Kent & Essex.	2 5j 6j 7j
_FA9 [E23645]		Defeated Danish host at Battle of Aclea (850).	5k 6k 7k
_FA10 [E23646]		Renowned for his military prowess.	5l 6l 7l
_FA11 [E23647]	851	1st ruler in western Europe to defeat a Viking army in a major battle.	5m 6m 7m
_FA12 [E23648]		Pilgrimage to Rome, 855.	8 5n 6n 7n

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	King of Wessex, Egbert [I28586]	775	839-11-19
Mother	of Wessex, Redburga [I18518]	788
	King of Wessex, Aethelwulf [I18400]	806	857/8-01-13 (Julian)
Sister	Abbess of Polesworth, Editha [I26117]	808
Brother	UnderKing of Kent, Athelstan [I26115]	810

Families

Family of King of Wessex, Aethelwulf and of the Isle of Wright, Osburga [F7579]

Married

Wife

of the Isle of Wright, Osburga [I18514] ( * 810 + 876 )

Event	Date	Place	Sources
Marriage [E56809]	830	Wessex, England	1d
Marriage [E56810]	830		2a 3c 5o
Divorce [E56811]	853		5p 6o 7o
Divorce [E56812]

Children

Name	Birth Date	Death Date
King of Wessex, Ethelbald [I24124]	about 834
King of Wessex, Ethelbert [I24695]	about 836
King of Wessex, Ethelred I [I24894]	844	871
King of England, Alfred the Great [I18388]	848	899-10-26

Family of King of Wessex, Aethelwulf and of the West Franks, Judith [F14750]

Married

Wife

of the West Franks, Judith [I35268] ( * 844 + 870 )

Event	Date	Place	Description	Notes	Sources
Marriage [E59951]	856-10-01				9a 6p 5q 7p 10a
Marriage [E59952]	856	England			1e

Narrative

Acceded 839-856.[large-G675.FTW]

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.
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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.
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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.

Pedigree

King of Wessex, Egbert [I28586]
1. of Wessex, Redburga [I18518]

Ancestors

King of Wessex, Aethelwulf
* 806
+ 857/8-01-13 (Julian)

King of Wessex, Egbert
* 775
+ 839-11-19

UnderKing of Kent, Ealhmund
* 758
+ 788

Atheling of Wessex, Eaba (Eafa)
* 732
+ ...

of Kent, daughter
* 762
+ ...

King of Kent, AEthelbert II of Kent (joint)
*
+ 762

of Wessex, Redburga
* 788
+ ...

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Birth Name	King of Wessex, Aethelwulf 1a 2 3a 4 5a 6a 7a
Also Known As	King of England, AEthelwulf
Gramps ID	I18400
Gender	male
Age at Death	52 years, 16 days