Aethelwulf King of Kent & WESSEX

Birth:
806
Wessex, England
Death:
13 Jan 857/58
Burial:
Stamridge
Marriage:
Abt 830
Sources:
The Magna Charta Sureties 1215, Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by WalterLee Sheppard Jr, 5th Edition, 1999, 161-1
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by FrederickLewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr.,, 1-14
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OSBURH
Birth:
810
Wessex, England
Death:
Abt 855
Father:
Oslac , Royal Cupbearer EALDORMAN
Mother:
Sources:
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by FrederickLewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr.,, 1-14
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Children
Marriage
1
Aethelred I King of WESSEX
Birth:
Abt 825
Wessex, England
Death:
23 Apr 871
Merton, Torrington, Devonshire, England
2
Alfred I "the Great" King of ENGLAND
Birth:
849
Wantage, Berkshire, England
Death:
26 Oct 899
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Notes:
                   Alfred ruled after his 3 older brothers died in battle.

Alfred is the only English king to bear the title "The Great."  He foughtthe Danes, with whom he divided up England, eventually taking Mercia andNorthumberland from them, along with Wessex, Kent, and London, he hadalmost all of England at the end.  He encouraged the production of copiesof "The Anglo Saxon Chronicles."

Alfred was one of the greatest men in history.  He was crowned king atWinchester 871; founded the British Navy, organized the militia, compileda code of laws, built schools and monasteries, and invited scholars tolive at his court.  He was a good scholar and translated many books.
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Aethelwulf King of Kent & Wessex - Osburh

Aethelwulf King of Kent & Wessex was born at Wessex, England 806. His parents were Egbert I King of Kent & Wessex and Raedburh de Carolingians.

He married Osburh Abt 830 .

They were the parents of 2 children:
Aethelred I King of Wessex born Abt 825.
Alfred I "the Great" King of England born 849.

Aethelwulf King of Kent & Wessex died 13 Jan 857/58 .

Osburh died Abt 855 .