Family/Spouse: Ii, Count of Flanders Baudouin, Count Of Flanders. Ii, died in 917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Reigned 871-899. He prevented the Danish conquest of England, defeatingthem at Edington(878) after a campaign of guerrila warfare. After hisvictory he allowed the Danes to keep their conquests in Mercia and EastAnglia provided that Guthrum, their King, was converted to Christianity.Alfred built a navy of Warships to defend the south coast against furtherDanish invasions (885-86 ;892-96) and protected Wessex with a chain offortifications. He took London (886), this gaining control of all Englandexcept the Danish areas."

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Alfred, the brother of Ethelred, was born at Wantage. He helped hisbrother gain a great victory over the Danes at Ashdown in 871. Alfredorganised the army and was the founder of the English Navy. By 877 theDanes had occupied London and reached Gloucester and Exeter, but theylost 120 supply ships in a fierce storm off Swanage. In 878 he was forcedto hide in Somerset and it was there arose the legend of the burnedcakes. He renewed the fight and won a famous victory at Edington inWiltshire the same year. After, the Danes agreed that their king,Guthrum, should be baptised and Alfred was godfather. Afterwards Guthrumruled Mercia but acknowledged Alfred as Overlord. The Mercian settlementdeveloped over the next 100 years into the body known as Danelaw. Beforethat, in 879 at Fulham and also near Rochester in 884, other Norse armieslanded. Alfred continued fighting until he was the acknowledged championof the English against the Danes. Alfred was scholarly, a writer,law-maker, pious and also a valiant fighter. Additionally he had a goodknowledge of geography. He was a most able administrator and alsoinstituted educational programmes. He founded monasteries and gave alarge t of his income to charities. His wife was Ealswith. Alfred died onthe 26th October, some say in 901, others 900, but the more generallyaccepted year is 899. He was buried at Winchester.

Alfred married Ealhswith of Gaini in 868. Ealhswith (daughter of Ethelred Mucel Earldorman of Gainsborough) died in 902 in Winchestery As A Nun; was buried in Hyde Abbey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ethelwulf was the son of King Egbert and had previously ruled Kent andadjoining minor kingdoms. He continued wars against the Danes and had avictory at the mouth of the ret in Somerset in 845 and again in 851 whenhe beat a force of 350 ships' companies who attacked Canterbury.Ethelwulf helped the Mercians against the Welsh and then married theMercian king's daughter.He was a religious man and in 855 undertook apilgrimage to Rome, leaving the country in charge of Ethelbald his eldestson. On his return, to avoid civil war, he allowed Ethelbald to retainWessex while he ruled Kent and other ts of SE England. Events abroadduring Ethelwulf's reign included the Treaty of Verdun in 843, whichdivided the Frankish Empire and laid the foundation for the states ofFrance and Germany. In 844 Kenneth MacAlpine united Scotland. In the850's the crossbow was used for the first time in France. Ethelwulf diedon Thursday 13th January 858 and is buried at . At this time our islandwas known by it's old Greek name, Albion, by the rest of Europe. The nameEngland was not used until two centuries later.

Ethelwulf married Osburh about 830. (daughter of Oslac (King's Cup Bearer)) died in 846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"NOTES: Ethelred Mucel, Ealdorman of the Gainas, and Edburh of the RoyalHouse of Mercia (Early Saxon Kingdom in S. England). Ealdorman laterbecame the title Earl."

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"Reigned 802-839.
In 800 at the decease of King Brithric, Egbert was called by the voice ofhis countrymen to assume the Government of Wessex, and he subsequentlysucceeded in reducing all the Kingdoms of the Heptarchy under his sway.His reign, a long and glorious one, is memorable for the great victorieshe achieved over the Danes."
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Ecgbert + Redburga. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"NOTES: Oslac of the Isle of Wight. Osburh is is dau. from 1st wife."

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Oslac is called "a descendant of Wihgar, nephew of Cerdic" who ruled the Ise of Wight early in the 6th Century. [Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, 3rd ed., (Genealogical Publishing Company, BaltimoreMD, 1998), p. 121, Line 233, Gen. 40]