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When Aethelbald died childless in 860 the throne of Wessex passed to Aethelberht, and the two halves of the kingdom were united. Aethelberht was crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames, as were his brother and father before him. The place-name comes from the Old English Cyning and tun, meaning 'the king's manor', and was the earliest known royal borough.
Mar 5, 2024 · Æthelbald c. 831 –860 23rd King of Wessex 858–860: Æthelberht c. 835 –865 24th King of Wessex 860–865: Æthelred I c. 847 –871 25th King of Wessex 865–871: Alfred the Great c. 848–849 –899 26th King of Wessex 871–c. 886 1st King of the Anglo-Saxons c. 886 –899: English monarchs family tree
In this video we delve into the lives and reigns of Alfred's brothers, particularly Æthelred, King of Wessex (R. 865-871 AD).In previous videos we covered th...
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Æthelbert, d. 865, king of Wessex (860–65), son of Æthelwulf. After the death of his father in 858 he ruled Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and Essex, and he reunited them with Wessex when in 860 he succeeded his brother Æthelbald in that kingdom. Throughout his reign the attacks of the Danes were severe, and they continued through the reign of his ...
Osburh. Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and ...
Jun 30, 2021 · Æthelberht was the third son of Æthelwulf of Wessex [1] and Osburh. [2] From 855 to 860 he was sub-king of "Kent", which included Surrey, Sussex and part of Essex. [2] [3] In 860 he succeeded to the kingdom of Wessex on the death of his brother Æthelbald. [3] [4] He incorporated the kingdom of Kent fully into Wessex: [4] he did not appoint a ...
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