King Æthelwulf (of Wessex)1

M, #1233040, b. about 806, d. 13 January 857/58
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Pedigree
Father*King Egbert "the Great" (of Wessex) b. 775, d. 4 Feb 838/39
Mother*Redburga (?) b. ~ 788
Relationship34th great-grandfather of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceRFC233-40

Names and Titles

Variation: King Ethelwulf (of England).2
Variation: King Ethelwulf (of Wessex).3
Variation: King Aethelwulf.
Titled: King of Wessex and Kent (Æthelwulf) from 839 to 858.
Titled: King of England (Æthelwulf) from 839 to 858.
King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) was born about 806 in Wessex, England. He was the son of King Egbert "the Great" (of Wessex) and Redburga (?) King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) married first Osburga (?), daughter of Oslac, Chief Butler (of Wessex) and Mrs-Oslac, Chief Butler (of Wessex), in 830.2,3 King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) married second Queen Judith, daughter of King Charles II "the Bald" (?) and Countess Ermentrude (Irmtrud) (of Orleans).2 King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) died on 13 January 857/58 in Wessex, England, survived by Queen Judith.3 King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) was buried in Stamridge, England.3
He became the father of King Æthelstan (of Kent) about 838.3 King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) became the father of Queen Ethelswith (of Mercia) about 838.3,4 King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) became King of England in 839 replacing King Egbert "the Great" (of Wessex).2 King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) became King of Wessex and Kent in 839 replacing King Egbert "the Great" (of Wessex). Æthelwulf's father King Egbert "the Great" (of Wessex) died on 4 February 838/39 in Wessex, England.5 King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) became the father of King Æthelbald (of England) about 840.3 King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) became the father of King Æthelberht (of England) say 842?6 King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) became the father of King Æthelred England about 847.7,3 King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) became the father of King Alfred 'The Great' (of England) in 849.5 Æthelwulf's son King Æthelstan (of Kent) died about 850.3 The marriage of King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) and Osburga (?) was annulled in 853.
King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) was replaced as King of England by King Æthelbald (of England) in 856.2

References

For more info on King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelwulf External Link (Wikipedia.)8

6 Children of King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) and Osburga (?), daughter of Oslac, Chief Butler (of Wessex) and Mrs-Oslac, Chief Butler (of Wessex),
Children

Family of King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) and Queen Judith, daughter of King Charles II "the Bald" (?) and Countess Ermentrude (Irmtrud) (of Orleans),
ChartsPedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Kings of Wessex
Kings of Wessex (Indented)
Royalty for Commoners
Royalty for Commoners (Indented)
Last Edited30 Apr 2018

Citations

  1. [S260] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/
  2. [S206] Kings of Wessex and England 802-1066, online http://www.royal.gov.uk/history/trees/wessex.pdf. Hereinafter cited as Kings of Wessex and England.
  3. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.
  4. [S260] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelswith
  5. [S31] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Third Edition (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1998). Repository: Winchester Library Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in. Hereinafter cited as RFC **** Check RFC4 ****.
  6. [S192] Conclusion: Based on apparent birth order by order of succession.
  7. [S260] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_of_Wessex
  8. [S260] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelwulf