Ecgberht King of Wessex

Male 775 - 838  (63 years)


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  • Name Ecgberht,   [1
    Title King of Wessex 
    Birth 775  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Nov 838  [1
    Burial Winchester Cathedral Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • [dunbar_tree.FTW]

      Egbert is son of King Ealhmund of Wessex who descends from Cerdic, King of the West Saxons (reigned 519-34) - see AEM Charts. Cerdic led the Saxon conquest of Britain from the Briton tribes. Egbert is known as the first king of all England. He
      succeeded to the throne in 802 and "overthrew the Mercian king Beornwulf in 825. This led to the annexation by Wessex of
      Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Essex and the temporary recognition of West Saxon supremacy by Mercia." {-Encycl.Brit.,`56,23:520} His wife, Raedburh, is said to be a sister of the King of Franks. Egbert's later years saw many Danish Viking raids on England.
      {Ref. Harold W. Smith, "Saxon England," gens. 9-13. Also: "The Earliest English Kings," D. P. Kirby (London: Routledge, 1992), pp. 189-95.} Europ
    Person ID I1747  Bratt Family Tree
    Last Modified 25 Sep 2015 

    Father Ealhmund   d. 786 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F951  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
    +1. Aethelwulf King of Wessex,   b. Abt 800   d. 13 Jan 858 (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F908  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2015 

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Albert E. Myers, Dunbar family tree.
      Date of Import: Mar 1, 2003