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Abt 920 - 959 (39 years)
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9. | Wulfthryth was born about 844 in Wiltishire, England.
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10. | King of England Æthelwulf was born about 800 in Wessex, England (son of King of Wessex Egbert, King of England and Redburga (Raedburh)); died on 13 Jan 857/58 in Stamridge, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, London, England. Notes:
Reigned 839-856 (abdicated). Under-king of Kent 825-839 and 856-858.
Renowned for his military prowess, he reputedly defeated 350 Viking ships (851). He reduced taxation, endowed the Church, made lay lands
inheritable, and provided systems of poor relief.
From BRITAIN'S KINGS AND QUEENS By Sir George Bellow Kvoc
Ethelwulf, son of King Egbert, was a man inclined to piety and mildness, and for a time Bishop of Winchester. He came to the throne an experienced ruler, for his father had made him 'sub-king' of Kent nine years before. Though he had such a promising training we know little of his actual reign. Most of his time seems to have been spent in fighting the Danes, who occupied the north and east parts of England; and two at least of his victories are recorded; one at Oakley and another at sea. In 855 Ethelwulf took his youngest son Alfred (later to be called the Great) on a pilgrimage to Rome. On the return journey he made a profitable alliance by marrying Charlemagne's grand-daughter Judith, the daughter of Charles the Bald, King of France and Emperor of the Romans. On his arrival in England with his thirteen-year old bride, he found that his son, Ethelbald, had usurped his throne, but, rather than cause a civil war, he was content to take second place, reverting; to his former kingdom of Kent. Two years later, in 858, he died.
William Seymour, SOVEREIGN LEGACY: An Historical Guide to the British Monarchy, p. 19: "... he maintained the supremacy of Wessex and had his successes against the Danes, notably at a battle near Basingstoke in 851, where he 'inflicted the greatest slaughter upon the heathen host that ever we have heard tell of up to the present day.' "
Æthelwulf married Osburga (Osburh) on 1 Oct 846 in England. Osburga (daughter of Chief Butler of Wessex Oslac) was born about 810 in Wessex, England; died after 876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Osburga (Osburh) was born about 810 in Wessex, England (daughter of Chief Butler of Wessex Oslac); died after 876. Notes:
Some sources show her dying in 955.
She is often confused with St. Osburga who founded Coventry Abbey.
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