WebÆthelwulf (Old English: [ˈæðelwuɫf]; Old English for "Noble Wolf"; died 13 January 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. In 825 his father, King Ecgberht, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber.Ecgberht sent Æthelwulf with an army to Kent, where he expelled the Mercian …

WebKingdom of Wessex (/ ˈ w ɛ s ɪ k s /; Old English: Ƿestseaxna rīċe [ˈwestsæɑksnɑ ˈriːtʃe], lit. 'Kingdom of the West Saxons') was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain, from 519 until England was unified by Æthelstan in 927. The Anglo-Saxons believed that Wessex was founded by Cerdic and Cynric of the Gewisse, but this may be a legend.

WebGenealogy. The chart shows their (claimed) descent from the traditional first king of Wessex, Cerdic, down to the children of Alfred the Great.A continuation of the tree into the 10th and 11th centuries can be found at English monarchs family tree.. The tree is largely based on the late 9th-century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the West Saxon Genealogical …

WebÆthelbald (died 860) was King of Wessex from 855 or 858 to 860. He was the second of five sons of King Æthelwulf.In 850, Æthelbald's elder brother Æthelstan defeated the Vikings in the first recorded sea battle in English history, but he is not recorded afterwards and probably died in the early 850s. The next year Æthelwulf and Æthelbald inflicted …

WebEgberto (770/775–839), también escrito Ecgberht, Ecgbert, o Ecgbriht, fue rey de Wessex desde 802 hasta su muerte en 839.Su padre fue el rey Ealhmund de Kent.En la década de 780 d. C., Egbert se vio obligado a exiliarse a la corte de Carlomagno, en el Imperio Franco por causa de los reyes Offa de Mercia y Beorhtric de Wessex, pero a la muerte de este …

WebDas Königreich Wessex (altenglisch Westseaxena rice = „Reich der West-Sachsen“) ... So folgten auf ihn sein Sohn Æthelwulf (839–858), der wiederum nacheinander von seinen Söhnen Aethelbald (855–860), Aethelbert (860–866), Aethelred (866–871) und Alfred (871–899) beerbt wurde. Aethelwulf und seine Söhne konnten ihren Einfluss ...

WebEdward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death in 924. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great and his wife Ealhswith.When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin Æthelwold, who had a strong claim to the throne as the son of Alfred's elder brother and predecessor, …

WebAfter the celebrations, Æthelwulf, his new wife and his son returned to Wessex. Judith, a well-educated lady like most Frankish princesses of the time, probably brought the "aura of the Carolingian monarchy" to the court of Wessex. Back in his kingdom, Æthelwulf faced difficulties: his eldest surviving son, Æthelbald, supported by Eahlstan, Bishop of …

WebHet koninkrijk Wessex of koninkrijk der West-Saksen (Oudengels: Westseaxna rīce) was een Angelsaksisch koninkrijk van de West-Saksen, in Zuidwest-Engeland, vanaf de 6e eeuw, tot de opkomst van een verenigde Engelse staat in de 10e eeuw, onder de Wessex-dynastie.Het werd een graafschap na de verovering van Knoet de Grote in 1016, van …

WebEither with help of his close ally Offa, the King of Mercia, or quickly coming under his influence, Beorhtric became King of Wessex in 786, but he had to still contend the throne with Ecgberht whom Beorhtric and Offa drove to exile.. In 787, Beorhtric held the Synod of Chelsea jointly with Offa, and in 789, he married one of Offa's daughters, Eadburh. ...