Ethelwulf King of England^[1]

Abt 800 - 854  (54 years)

• Name	Ethelwulf King of England
  Birth	Abt 800
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Jan 854
  Burial	Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, England
  Person ID	I110762	First tree
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Ecgbert 1st King of England,   b. Abt 775   d. 4 Feb 838 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Redburga   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Osburh   d. 846
  Marriage	Abt 830
  Children	1. Ethelbald King of England,   b. Abt 834   d. 20 Dec 860 (Age 26 years)   2. Ethelbert (Aethelbald) King of England   d. 865   3. Ethelred I (Aethelred) Great King of England,   b. Abt 840   d. 23 Apr 871, Battle Against Danes At Merton (Age 31 years)   4. Alfred The Great King of England,   b. 848, Wantage, Berkshire d. 25 Oct 899 (Age 51 years)   5. Ethelswith of England   d. 888, Pavia
  Family ID	F5016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Judith Princess of France,   b. Abt 844   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1 Oct 853	Verberie Sur Oise, France
  Family ID	F5017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Below from http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/monarch.htm Part of "GALLICA. Historical & Archaeological Interpretation", "World ofthe Celts". 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.

  
  

• Sources

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