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Æthelwulf (Old English: [ˈæðelwuɫf]; [1] Old English for "Noble Wolf"; [2] died 13 January 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. [a] In 825, his father, King Ecgberht, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber.
Wessex Monarch. Born the son of Egberht, King of Wessex and Rudberga. Alternate name spelling is Aethelwulf. He served as Sub-king of Kent, Essex, Sussex and Surrey between 825 and 828. About 830 he married Osburga of Hampshire with whom he had at least seven children.
17 mar 2024 · Æthelwulf (Wessex) of Wessex is a member of the House of Wessex. Æthelwulf was the son of Ecgberht. There is no clear source for the name of his mother, [1] though a late source names her as "Rædburh, regis Francorum sororia" - Rædburh, sister of the king of the Franks [2] - and this is hesitantly reflected in Medlands. [3] .
20 lis 2023 · She is arguably one of the most fascinating figures in Medieval history, and she is beginning to become recognised as she should: in 2018, the town of Tamworth re-enacted her funeral procession before a crowd of 10,000, and unveiled a magnificent 6-metre-tall statue of her.
1 cze 2023 · Explore genealogy for Æthelwulf (Mercia) of Mercia born abt. 850 died 903 England including ancestors + 4 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
17 paź 2024 · Genealogy for Æthelwulf (c.848 - c.903) family tree on Geni, with over 265 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
2 gru 2018 · This time it’s all about Æthelwulf of Wessex, son and successor of Ecgberht. But who was he? The first mention of Æthelwulf is in the year 825, when his father defeated the Mercians at Ellandun before sending Æthelwulf into Kent at the head of an army to drive the Mercian sub-king out.
