, Egbert

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Egbert
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d: 839
Biography
As King of Wessex, Egbert inherited the mantle of ''bretwalda'' - anAnglo-Saxon term meaning a ruler with overall superiority to other rulers- after the decline of Mercian power under Offa. He came to power in 802and died in 839, but little else is known about his brief reign. [Royal]
Facts
  • 839 - Death -
  • From 802 to 839 - Reign - as King of Wessex
  • Also Known As - Egbert, King of Wessex
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Egbert
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Family Group Sheet - Child
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CHILDREN
MEgbert
Birth
Death839
Marriageto Redburga
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Egbert
Birth
Death839
Marriageto Redburga
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PARENT (F) Redburga
Birth
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Marriageto Egbert
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CHILDREN
MEthelwulf
Birth
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Marriageto Judith of Flanders
Marriageto Osburga
Evidence
[S240]Official Web Site of the British Monarchy, The
Descendancy Chart
Egbert d: 839
Ethelwulf d: 856
Ethelbald d: 860
Alfred "The Great" b: 849 d: 899
Ealhswith d: 905
Charles III "The Simple" b: 17 SEP 879
Adelaide of Normandy b: ABT 1030 d: BEF 1090
10 Albert III, Count of Namur b: 1048 d: 1102
Ernest I, Duke of Swabia d: March 31 or May 31, 1015
10 Herman IV, Duke of Swabia b: ABT 1015 d: JUL 1038
Adelaide of Susa b: 1014/1020 d: 19 DEC 1091
Agnes of Poitou b: ABT 1025 d: 14 DEC 1077
Edmund I b: ABT 921 d: 946
Edgar "The Peaceable" d: 8 JUL 975
Ethelred "The Unready" II b: ABT 972 d: 1016
Edmund II d: NOV 1016
Agatha b: BEF 1030 d: AFT 1070
10 Margaret Of Scotland b: ABT 1045 d: 16 NOV 1093
Máel Coluim mac Donnchada b: ABT 1031 d: 13 NOV 1093
Emma
Adele of Vermandois b: 910/915 d: 1 JAN 960
Adelina of Holland b: ABT 990 d: ABT 1045
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Adelaide of Normandy b: ABT 1030 d: BEF 1090
Adelaide of Normandy b: ABT 1030 d: BEF 1090
Philip I of France b: 23 MAY 1052 d: 30 JUL 1108
William I b: ABT 1028 d: 9 SEP 1087