Æthelwulf was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. In 825, his father, King Ecgberht, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over ...
Æthelwulf
King of Wessex
Æthelwulf was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. In 825, his father, King Ecgberht, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber. Ecgberht sent Æthelwulf with an army to Kent, where... Wikipedia
Born: Aachen, Germany
Died: January 13, 858 AD, Steyning, United Kingdom
Children: Alfred the Great, Ethelred, Æthelbald, King of Wessex, and more
Parents: Ecgberht, King of Wessex
Spouse: Judith of Flanders (m. 856 AD) and Osburh (m. 830 AD)
Grandchildren: Edward the Elder, Æthelflæd, Æthelwold ætheling, and more
Aunt: Æthelburh of Wilton
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