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Æthelwulf (Old English: [ˈæðelwuɫf]; Old English for "Noble Wolf"; died 13 January 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. [a] In 825, his father, King Ecgberht , defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia , ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber .
- Ecgberht, King of Wessex
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Æthelred I (alt. Aethelred, Ethelred; Old English:...
- Æthelswith
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- Ecgberht, King of Wessex
Silver penny of Alfred, struck c. 875 –880. 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.
- 23 April 871 – c. 886
- Osburh
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Jun 12, 2023 · Æthelwulf (Old English for "Noble Wolf) died 13 January 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. In 825, his father, King Egbert, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber.
- circa 795
- Wessex Kingdom, England
Jun 20, 2010 · Æthelbeorht, d. 865×6, bur. Sherborne, king of Kent, 858-865×6; king of Wessex, 860-865×6. Æthelbeorht succeeded his father in 858 as king of Kent, Essex, Surrey, and Sussex [" Ond þa feng<on> Æþelwulfes suna twegen to rice, Æþelbald to Wesseaxna rice, & Æþelbryht to Cantwara rice, & to East Seaxna rice, & to Suþrigea, & to Suþ ...
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Jan 13, 2015 · Here is an image of King Æthelwulf (in the centre) from a genealogical roll chronicle produced in the reign of Edward I (1272-1307). He is shown against a shiny gold background, with his left hand on his heart.
