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Nov 19, 2018 · Egbert of Wessex (l. c. 770-839 CE, r. 802-839 CE; also given as Ecgberht, Ecbert) was the most powerful and influential king of Wessex prior to the reign of Alfred the Great (r. 871-899 CE). Egbert came to the throne at a time when the neighboring Kingdom of Mercia had dominated Wessex and controlled the sitting king Beorhtric (786-802 CE ...
- Joshua J. Mark
Wessex. Father. Ealhmund, King of Kent. Ecgberht (770/775 – 839), also spelled Egbert, Ecgbert, Ecgbriht, Ecgbeorht, and Ecbert, was King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839. His father was King Ealhmund of Kent. In the 780s, Ecgberht was forced into exile to Charlemagne 's court in the Frankish Empire by the kings Offa of Mercia and ...
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Oct 30, 2023 · Egbert of Wessex, one of the pivotal figures of early English history, was a king whose reign transformed the political landscape of the British Isles. His accomplishments not only set the stage for the eventual unification of England but also marked the beginning of what historians refer to as the “West Saxon Ascendancy.”.
Ludecan succeeded his kinsman Beornwulf as king of Mercia at the end of 825, but this kingdom was greatly reduced in size; it now comprised only Mercia proper, Lindsey, Middle Anglia, and the provinces of the Hwicce and Magonsaetan. Ludecan did not trouble Egbert during the first year of the former’s reign.
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Died: 839. Title / Office: king (802-839), Wessex. Notable Family Members: son Aethelwulf. Egbert (died 839) was the king of the West Saxons from 802 to 839, who formed around Wessex a kingdom so powerful that it eventually achieved the political unification of England (mid-10th century). The son of Ealhmund, king in Kent in 784 and 786, Egbert ...
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Apr 20, 2023 · Indeed it was during this time that Offa of Mercia was arguably the most powerful man in the entire country. Cynewulf, who reigned in Wessex from 757 to 786, had a level of independence but when he died, a power struggle ensued between Egbert and Beorhtric. Thanks in part to the fact Beorhtric had married Offa’s daughter, he became king of ...
Nov 22, 2014 · Discover King Egbert of Wessex (802-839), grandfather of Alfred the Great. Find out how he expanded his kingdom to become Bretwalda, ruler of the British. King Egbert (Ecgberht) ruled from 802-839, and is thought to be descended from the founder of Wessex, Cerdic (514-534), despite being the son of a Kentish noble.
