Osburga (?)1

F, #1233140, b. about 810, d. after 876
Father*Oslac, Chief Butler (of Wessex) b. ~ 785
Mother*Mrs-Oslac, Chief Butler (of Wessex)2 b. ~ 790
Relationship34th great-grandmother of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceRFC233-40S

Names and Titles

Variation: Queen Osburh (of Wessex).2,3
Osburga (?) was born about 810 of Wessex, England.2 She was the daughter of Oslac, Chief Butler (of Wessex) and Mrs-Oslac, Chief Butler (of Wessex).2 Osburga (?) married King Æthelwulf (of Wessex), son of King Egbert "the Great" (of Wessex) and Redburga (?), in 830.1,2 Osburga (?) died after 876.3 She died in 846.2
She became the mother of King Æthelstan (of Kent) about 838.2 Osburga (?) became the mother of Queen Ethelswith (of Mercia) about 838.2,4 Osburga (?) became the mother of King Æthelbald (of England) about 840.2 Osburga (?) became the mother of King Æthelberht (of England) say 842?5 Osburga (?) became the mother of King Æthelred England about 847.6,2 Osburga (?) became the mother of King Alfred 'The Great' (of England) in 849.3 The marriage of Osburga (?) and King Æthelwulf (of Wessex) was annulled in 853.
ChartsPedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Kings of Wessex
Kings of Wessex (Indented)
Royalty for Commoners
Royalty for Commoners (Indented)
Last Edited19 Aug 2003

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.
  3. [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 ****.
  4. [S260] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelswith
  5. [S192] Conclusion: Based on apparent birth order by order of succession.
  6. [S260] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_of_Wessex