Ethelwulf of Wessex
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| Æthelwulf | |
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| King of Wessex | |
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| An imaginary portrait by an unknown 18th century artist | |
| Reign | July, 839 - 856 |
| Spouse | Osburga Judith Martel a/k/a Judith of Flanders |
| Father | Egbert |
| Mother | Redburga |
| Born | 795 Aachen (now part of Germany) |
| Died | 13 January 858 Stamridge, Wessex |
| Burial | Stanbridge Earls then the Old Minster, Winchester. Bones now in Winchester Cathedral |
Æthelwulf, also spelled Aethelwulf or Ethelwulf; Old English: Æþelwulf ["Noble Wolf"] (c. 795 – 858) was the elder son of King Egbert of Wessex. In 825 Æthelwulf became King of Kent after conquering it on behalf of his father[1] and, in 839, upon King Egbert's death, also inherited the Kingdoms of Wessex, Cornwall, the West Saxons and the East Saxons[2] and was crowned at Kingston upon Thames.
His children included Ethelbald of Wessex, Ethelbert of Wessex, Ethelred of Wessex and Alfred the Great.
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