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  1. 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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  2. Apr 20, 2023 · Cynewulf, who reigned in Wessex from 757 to 786, had a level of independence but when he died, a power struggle ensued between Egbert and Beorhtric. Thanks in part to the fact Beorhtric had married Offa’s daughter, he became king of Wessex. Together, Beorhtric and Offa forced the future Egbert of Wessex into exile at the court of Charlemagne.

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  4. 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 ...

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  5. 7th King of Wessex 625–636: Centwine d. 685 13th King of Wessex 676–685: Seaxburh d. c. 674 (11th) Queen of Wessex c. 672 – c. 674: Cenwalh d. 674 8/10th King of Wessex 642–645–648–683: sister of Penda? Penda c. 606 –655 9th King of Wessex 645–648: Eowa? Cenfus d. 674 12th King of Wessex 674: Cædwalla c. 659 –689 14th King of ...

  6. Jun 20, 2010 · Ecgbeorht. King of the West Saxons (Wessex), 802-839. King of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, and Essex, 825. King of Mercia, 829-830. The early history of Ecgbeorht is extremely obscure. An obviously retrospective entry, inserted in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle immediately after the notice of Ecgbeorht's death, states that he spent three years in exile ...

  7. 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. In 827, he conquered Mercia, which gave him control of all of England south of Humber.

  8. Significant both for bringing *Wessex to dominance and for being grandfather of *Alfred the Great. Ecgberht’s successful military

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