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Osburh or Osburga (also Osburga Oslacsdotter) was the first wife of King Æthelwulf of Wessex and mother of King Alfred the Great. Alfred's biographer, Asser, described her as "a most religious woman, noble in character and noble by birth". [1]
Queen Osburh was born in 0810, in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. She married Æthelwulf King of Wessex on 10 January 0829, in Picardie, France. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter.
- Female
- Æthelwulf King of Wessex
Osburga was queen to Ethelwulf, son of Egbert, a great king of Wessex who had come out of exile in France around 800 to take back his territory from the king of Mercia. She had at least six children, including Alfred the Great.
Feb 2, 2023 · Queen Osburh of Wessex Family Tree showing parents, husband, children and grandchildren includes a short biography of her life.
Sep 3, 2022 · Osburga or Osburh was the first wife of King Æthelwulf of Wessex and mother of Alfred the Great, "a religious woman, noble both by birth and by nature". Osburga's existence is known only from Asser's Life of King Alfred. She is not named as witness to any charters, nor is her death reported in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
- Aethelwulf, King of Wessex
- Wessex, England (United Kingdom)
- between 807 and 830
- 855 (24-48)Wessex, England (United Kingdom)
Osburh or Osburga (died before 856) was the first wife of King Æthelwulf of Wessex and mother of Alfred the Great. Alfred's biographer, Asser, described her as "a most religious woman, noble in character and noble by birth". [1] Osburh's existence is known only from Asser's Life of King Alfred.
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She married Æthelwulf of Wessex Anglo-Saxon King on 10 January 0829, in Picardy, France. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 13 January 0876, in Wessex, at the age of 66, and was buried in Kent, England, United Kingdom.
