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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.
- Beorhtric of Wessex
Becoming king Offa, the King of Mercia who supported...
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This is a list of monarchs of the Kingdom of the West Saxons...
- Ealhmund of Kent
The genealogical preface to this manuscript, as well as the...
- Ecgberht of Kent
Ecgberht I (also spelled Egbert) (died 4 July 673) was a...
- Æthelwulf of Wessex
Æthelwulf (Old English: [ˈæðelwuɫf]; Old English for "Noble...
- Egbert of Wessex
Egbert (also spelt Ecgberht) (c. 769 –839) was King of...
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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).
- Joshua J. Mark
This is a list of monarchs of the Kingdom of the West Saxons (Wessex) until 886 AD. For later monarchs, see the List of English monarchs. While the details of the later monarchs are confirmed by a number of sources, the earlier ones are in many cases obscure.
Æthelwulf (Old English: [ˈæðelwuɫf]; Old English for "Noble Wolf"; died 13 January 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. In 825, his father, King Ecgberht, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber.
Jun 3, 2023 · There is no contemporary source to confirm that Ecgberht became king of Wessex by conquest. Of the first two decades of Ecgberht's reign little is known except that he campaigned against the Cornish. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles record an extensive campaign in 815.
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- Redburga (UNKNOWN) of Wessex
Egbert (also spelt Ecgberht) (c. 769 –839) was King of Wessex from 802 until 839. In the 780s Egbert was forced into exile by Offa of Mercia and Beorhtric of Wessex, but on Beorhtric's death in 802 Egbert returned and took the throne. He was the father of Athelwulf of Wessex.
Nov 27, 2019 · Egbert, also spelt Ecgberht, Ecgbert, or Ecgbriht, was an Anglo-Saxon king who ruled over Wessex between 802 and 839. An incredibly competent leader, he paved the way for the coming of his grandson, Alfred the Great.
