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 Abt 806 - 858 (~ 52 years)
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| Name |
Aethelwulf WESSEX |
| Suffix |
King Of England |
| Born |
Abt 806 |
Wessex, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| _UID |
6F153520B7494CE6A171B2C8F6B2013C7CD5 |
| Buried |
Jan 857 |
Winchester Cathedral, London, England |
| Died |
13 Jan 857-858 |
England |
| Person ID |
I5962 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
7 Sep 2020 |
| Father |
Ecgbert III WESSEX, King, b. 781, Wessex, England , d. 4 Feb 838-839 (Age 58 years) |
| Mother |
Redburga, b. Abt 788, Wessex, England , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Family ID |
F3017 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- ?thelwulf was the son of Egbert and a sub-king of Kent. He assumed the
throne of Wessex upon his father's death in 839. His reign is
characterized by theusual Viking invasions and repulsions common to all
English rulers of the time, but the making of war was not his chief claim
to fame. ?thelwulf is remembered, however dimly, as a highly religious
man who cared about the establishment and preservation of the church. He
was also a wealthy man and controlledvast resources. Out of these
resources, he gave generously, to Rome and to religious houses that were
in need.
He was an only child, but had fathered five sons, by his first wife,
Osburga. He recognized that there could be difficulties with contention
over the succession. He devised a scheme which would guarantee (insofar
as it was possible to do so) that each child would have histurn on the
throne without having to worry about rival claims from his siblings.
?thelwulf provided that the oldest living child would succeed to the
throne and would control all the resources of the crown, without having
them divided among the others, so that he would have adequate resources
to rule. That he was able to provide for the continuation of his dynasty
is a matter of record, but he was not able to guarantee familial harmony
with his plan. Thisis proved by what we know of the foul plottings of
his son, ?thelbald, while?thelwulf was on pilgrimage to Rome in 855.
?thelwulf was a wise and capable ruler, whose vision made possible the
beneficial reign of his youngest son, Alfred the Great.
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