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- 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.
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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 . In the 780s, Ecgberht was forced into exile to Charlemagne 's court in the Frankish Empire by the kings Offa of Mercia and Beorhtric of Wessex , but on Beorhtric's ...
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Definition. 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).
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Mar 19, 2024 · 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. Brother of Saint Alburga.
Apr 20, 2023 · Who was King Egbert of Wessex and What Did He Do? Forced into exile after losing a bitter power struggle, Ecgberht of Wessex returned and changed the course of history. Mercian domination was gone and Wessex rose. Indeed he became so powerful he was described as a ‘wide-ruler’ of England.
