King Aethelwulf De Wessex 
Aethelwulf was born about 0806 in Wessex,England.1 Aethelwulf's father was King Egbert De Wessex and his mother was Redbeurga De Toulouse. His paternal grandparents were Under-King Ealhmund De Wessex of Kent and Lady ? De East Anglia; his maternal grandparents were Duke Theodoric De Toulouse and Lady Aude Carolingian Of Austrasia. He had a brother and a sister, named Athelstan and Editha. He was the second oldest of the three children. He died in England. He was buried in Winchester Cathedral,London,England.1 General Notes
[from Ancestry.com 139798.GED]
Aethelwulf reigned 839-858 on the throne of Wessex, which at the time was also the throne of England. As was his father, and as would be his son Alfred, Aethelwulf was plagued by the endless Viking raids. Therefore, by necessity, he was a warrior king. He was also a very religious man who cared for the establishment and preservation of the Church.
During his reign the Danes miserably spoiled England, daring to winter there for the first time. In 851 Aethelwulf routed them at Okely in Surrey. By the advice of St. Swithin, Bishop of Winchester, he granted the church the tithe of all his dominions.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0680 in Wessex,England d.0718 in England
- b.~ 0706 in Wessex,England d.WFT Est. 683-792
- b.~ 0732 in Wessex,England d.WFT Est. 720-822
- b.~ 0758 in Wessex,England d.0788
- b.~ 0736 in Of,,Wessex,England
- b.~ 0784 in Wessex,England d.19 NOV 839 in Wessex,England
- b.~ 0673 in Kent,England d.0725 in Kent,England
- b.~ 0691 in Kent,England d.0762 in Kent,England
- b.~ 0673 in Kent,England
- b.~ 0762 in Of,,Wessex,England
- b.~ 0806 in Wessex,England d.13 JAN 856/857 in England
- b.0672 in Babylonia d.~ 0739
- b.~ 0700 in Babylonia
- b.0676 in Babylonia
- b.~ 0730 in Autun d.> 0793
- b.WFT Est. 765-804 in Of,,Wessex,England d.WFT Est. 798-888
- b.~ 0607 in Austrasia d.0685 in Andenne Monastery
- b.0635 in Heristal,Liege,Belgium d.16 DEC 714 in Jupile-on-the-Meuse
- b.~ 0613 in Landen,Liege,Belgium d.0698 in Austrasia
- b.0689 in Heristal,Belgium d.22 OCT 741 in Quierzy,France
- b.~ 0654 in Heristal,Neustria d.~ 0705 in Orp-le-Grand,Brabant
- b.0730 in Austrasia,France
- d.0717
- b.~ 0650 in ,,Bavaria
- b.0703 in Heristal,Liege,Belgium
- b.~ 0670 in ,,Bavaria
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Aethelwulf and Osburga (Judith) were married in a religious ceremony about 0830 in Verberie Sur Ois,Champagne,France.2 They had five sons and a daughter, named Ethelbald, Ethelbert I, Ethelstan, Aethelred I, The Great and Judith.
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Children
King Ethelbald De Wessex
Ethelbald was born about 0834 in Of,Wantage,Berkshire,England. He died in 0860.
King Ethelbert I De Wessex
Ethelbert I was born about 0836 in <Of,Wantage,Berkshire,England>. He died in 0866.3
Prince Ethelstan De Wessex
Ethelstan was born about 0838 in Of,Wantage,Berkshire,England. He died in 0853.3
King Aethelred I De Wessex
Aethelred I was born about 0840 in Of,Wantage,Berkshire,England.4 He died in Basing/Merton England.5
King Alfred (The Great) De Wessex West Saxon England
Alfred, known as The Great, was born in 0849 in Wantage,England (King 871-901).6 He died in England. He was buried in Hyde Abbey,Winchester,England.6
Aethelwulf and Judith were married in a religious ceremony in Verberie Sur Ois,Champagne,France.
1 {ausbert.FTW}
2 {ausbert.FTW}
3 Ancestry.com 134070.GED
4 Rootsweb WorldConnect Website @ athertonb database
5 Rootsweb WorldConnect Website @ 23apr871
6 LDS Website @ 1838870
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1563, World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1563
2 {ausbert.FTW}
3 Ancestry.com 134070.GED
4 Rootsweb WorldConnect Website @ athertonb database
5 Rootsweb WorldConnect Website @ 23apr871
6 LDS Website @ 1838870
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1563, World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1563
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