Ęthelwulf King of Wessex [7121] 1687
- Born: 795, Aachen, , Aachener Reich, Holy Roman Empire 1687
- Christened: 23 August 806, , , Kingdom of Wessex, Anglo Saxon England 1687
- Marriage (1): Queen Osburh [7122] on 10 January 829 in Picardie, France. 1688
- Died: 13 January 858, London, , Greater London, England at age 63 1687
- Buried: After 13 January 858, Steyning, Sussex, England 1687
FamilySearch ID: L8WB-NGX.
General Notes:
Ęthelwulf was the son of King Ecgberht of Wessex. Ecgberht was from Wessex but was in exile in Francia until 802 when he returned and took control of the throne of Wessex. Ęthelwulf was likely born in Wessex sometime after Ecgberht's return, between 802 and 810, but Ęthelwulf was first recorded in 825, when Egbert sent Ęthelwulf with Eahlstan, Bishop of Sherborne, and Wulfheard, Ealdorman of Hampshire, and a large army into Kent to expel sub-king Baldred.
The name of Ęthelwulf's mother is not known, and he had no recorded siblings. He is known to have had two wives in succession, and so far as is known, Osburh, the senior of the two, was the mother of all his children. She was the daughter of Oslac, described by Asser, biographer of their son Alfred the Great, as "King Ęthelwulf's famous butler", a man who was descended from Jutes who had ruled the Isle of Wight.
Ęthelwulf and Osburh had six known children:
- Ęthelstan (c 820-c850)
- Ęthelbald (c835 -860) married Judith of France after his father's death
- Ęthelswith (c 838 - 888) Married King Burgred of Mercia, became Queen of Mercia
- Ęthelberht (c839 - 865)
- Ęthelred (c 845 - 871)
- Alfred (848/849 \endash 26 October 899)
His eldest son, Ęthelstan, was old enough to be appointed King of Kent in 839, so he must have been born by the early 820s, and he died in the early 850s.The second son, Ęthelbald, is first recorded as a charter witness in 841, and if, like Alfred, he began to attest when he was around six, he would have been born around 835; he was King of Wessex from 858 to 860. Ęthelwulf's third son, Ęthelberht, was probably born around 839 and was king from 860 to 865. The only daughter, Ęthelswith, married Burgred, King of Mercia, in 853. The other two sons were much younger: Ęthelred was born around 848 and was king from 865 to 871, and Alfred was born around 849 and was king from 871 to 899.
Osburh probably died by 855, although it is possible that she was repudiated.
In 856 Ęthelwulf married Judith, daughter of Charles the Bald, King of West Francia and future Holy Roman Emperor, and his wife Ermentrude. There were no children from Ęthelwulf's marriage to Judith, and after his death she married his eldest surviving son and successor, Ęthelbald.
Ęthelwulf 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 Ęthelwulf with an army to Kent, where he expelled the Mercian sub-king and was himself appointed sub-king.
(per Mewwy)
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In 0851, Aethelwulf and his son Aethelbald defeated the Mercians at Ockley. He gave up the main throne to his son in 0856 and died in 0858, the satellites passing to Aethelbert. In turn, Aethelbald died in 0860, giving Wessex to his brother Aethelbert.
Ęthelwulf married Queen Osburh [7122] [MRIN: 5568] on 10 January 829 in Picardie, France..1688 (Queen Osburh [7122] was born in 810 in Isle of Wight, , Hampshire, England,1687 died on 13 January 876 in Kent, , Kingdom of Wessex, Anglo Saxon England 1687 and was buried on 15 January 876 in Kent, , Kingdom of Wessex, Anglo Saxon England 1687.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
1. They have conflicting marriage information of 1 October 856 and Verberie, Oise, Picardie, France. 1688
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