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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.
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Origins
Ecgberht was probably the son of Ealhmund, king of Kent. The name of his mother is not known. That of his father is recorded in a genealogy compiled during the reign of Alfred the Great for Ecgberht's son Aethelwulf, Alfred's father. It is also given in other Anglo-Saxon sources, including the opening section of Asser's life of King Alfred. These sources give Ealhmund's father as Eafa of Wessex. Some scholars believe that this Ealhmund was a different Ealhmund from Ealhmund king of Kent: see...
Earlier Life
According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, before he became king, Ecgberht was driven into exile among the Franks for three years by Offa of Mercia and Beorhtric of Wessex,who ruled Wessex from 786 to 802. Alison Weir, with no sourcing, states that Ecgberht became sub-king of Kent at some point in the period 790 to 796.
Marriage and Offspring
Ecgberht married. There is no clear evidence for his wife's name, though a late source names her as "Rædburh, regis Francorum sororia" - Rædburh, sister of the king of the Franks. and this is hesitantly reflected in Medlands.If she was a member of the Frankish royal family, the marriage probably took place while Ecgberht was in exile. They had at least one child: 1. Æthelwulf Some latish sources ascribe a daughter, Eadgyth. She is said in a manuscript of Polesworth Abbey, Warwickshire to have...
Children
Ecgberht has previously been shown on WikiTree as father of Ceowulf Manneson. While this is found in some trees on the web, there is no evidence for the relationship. Ceowulf's name alone makes it extremely unlikely that he was a son of a king of Wessex, and the House of Wessex did not use patronymics. Alison Weir states that Athelstanwas son of Ecgberht rather than a grandson. It is more generally believed that Athelstan was son of Ecgberht's son Æthelwulf: see Athelstan's profile for sourcing.
The Henry Project, entry for EalhmundAsser. Life of King Alfred, translated by Albert S Cook, Ginn and Company, 1906, p. 1, Internet ArchiveOxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry by Heather Edwards for 'Ecgberht [Egbert] (d. 839), print and online 2004The Henry Project, entry for Ecgbeorht- Male
- Redburga (UNKNOWN) of Wessex
Ecgberht, King of Wessex was born about 0770, in Wessex as the son of Ealhmund sub-King of Kent. He married Redburga de Francs about 0803, in Wessex. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in 0839, in his hometown, at the age of 70, and was buried in Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
Ecgberht, King of Wessex. When Ecgberht, King of Wessex was born on 29 September 0775, in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Ealhmund, King of Kent, was 17 and his mother, Alburga of Kent x, was 18. He married Redburga de Francs about 0803, in Wessex.
When King Egbert of the West Saxons was born on 11 August 0775, in Angleterre, Oise, Picardie, France, his father, King Ealhmund of Kent, was 20 and his mother, Edgythe Alburga of Kent Aetherbert, was 20.
When King Egbert of the West Saxons was born on 29 September 0775, in Wessex, his father, King Ealhmund of Kent, was 17 and his mother, Alburga Aethelbeyhting Kent, was 15. He had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with Raedburh 'Redburga' De Carolingians Queen Of Wessex.
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