Aethelwulf, King Of Wessex

801 - 858  (57 years)

• Name	Aethelwulf   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	King Of Wessex
  Birth	801  [3, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Jan 858	Winchester Cathedral, London, ENG   [7]
  Person ID	I11612	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Egbert Egbert, King Of Wessex,   b. 775   d. 4 Feb 839 (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Redburga,   b. 788
  Relationship	natural
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F3508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Osburga,   b. 810   d. 856 (Age 46 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Alfred "The Great",   b. 849, Wantage, Berkshire, ENG d. 28 Oct 899 (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Æthelred, 1st - King of Wessex   d. 871, of Wessex, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Also spelled Ethelwulf, he reigned as King of England (also King of Wessex) from 839-856. (C-865, C-2425) This is the information provided by Brian Tompsett on his Royal geanealogy site: "Reigned 839-856 (abdicated). Under-king of Kent9 and 856-858. Renown for his military prowess, he reputedly defeated 350 viking ships (851). He reduced taxation, endowed the Church, made lay lands inheritable, and provided systems of poor relief."

  
  

• Sources

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