UNKNOWN Athebald 
UNKNOWN was born about 0831 in Wessex. UNKNOWN's father was UNKNOWN Aethelwulf and his mother was UNKNOWN Osburga. His paternal grandfather was III Egbert and his paternal grandmother is UNKNOWN Redburga; his maternal grandfather is UNKNOWN Oslac. He had three brothers named UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN and Alfred the. He was the oldest of the four children. He died in 0858 in England.General Notes
REFN: 4444AN
REFN: P4445
Æthelbald (858-60 AD)
While his father, Æthelwulf, was on pilgrim age to Rome in 855, Æthelbald
plotted with the Bishop of Sherbourne and the e aldorman of Somerset
against him. The specific details of the plot are unknow n, but upon his
return from Rome, Æthelwulf found his direct authority limite d to the
sub-kingdom of Kent, while Æthelbald controlled Wessex.
Æthelwulf d ied in 858, and full control passed to Æthelbald. Perhaps
Æthelbald's prematu re power grab was occasioned by impatience, or greed,
or lack of confidence i n his father's succession plans. Whatever the
case, he did not live long to e njoy it. He died in 860, passing the
throne to his brother, Æthelbert, just a s Æthelwulf had planned.
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