, Æðelwulf King of Sussex

Birth Name Æðelwulf King of Sussex
Gender male
Age at Death more than 63 years, 12 days

Narrative

Ethelwulf was the son of King Egbert and had previously ruled Kent and adjoining minor kingdoms. He continued wars against the Danes and had a victory at the mouth of the Parret in Somerset in 845 and again in 851 when he beat a force of 350 ships' companies who attacked Canterbury. Ethelwulf helped the Mercians against the Welsh and then married the Mercian king's daughter. He was a religious man and in 855 undertook a pilgrimage to Rome, leaving the country in charge of Ethelbald his eldest son. On his return, to avoid civil war, he allowed Ethelbald to retain Wessex while he ruled Kent and other parts of south eastern England.
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Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Death after 858-01-13      
Birth between 795 and 810      
Burial   Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father , Ecgbeorht ‘Egbert the Great’, King of Wessexabout 775839-02-04
Mother , Redburgaabout 780839-02-04
         , Æðelwulf King of Sussex between 795 and 810 after 858-01-13

Families

Family of , Æðelwulf King of Sussex and , Osburga
Married Wife , Osburga ( * 810-04-00 + between 846 and 855 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 830      
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
von Wessex, Judithabout 910
, Ælfræd ‘the Great’, King of Wessexbetween 846 and 849between 899-10-25 and 899-10-28