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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.
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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
Mar 19, 2024 · Death: circa November 19, 838 (60-77) Kingdom of Wessex, Britain. Place of Burial: Winchester, Hampshire, Kingdom of Wessex, Britain. Immediate Family: Son of Ealhmund, Under King Of Kent. Husband of Rædburh, queen consort of Wessex. Father of Aethelwulf, king of Wessex.
- Britain
- "Egbert", "Ecgberht", "Ecgbert", "Ecgbriht;"
- Rædburh, Queen Consort of Wessex
- circa 769
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 Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 20, 2023 · In the tumultuous landscape of eighth-century England, a resilient and ambitious king named Egbert of Wessex rose to power, forever altering the course of history as he transformed Wessex into a dominant kingdom.
Nov 30, 2019 · King Egbert was the first King of England. He was the first man to establish a stable and extensive rule over the Anglo-Saxons of England. He had been exiled at the court of Charlemagne in 802 but returned to England and ruled the kingdom of Wessex.
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).
