Æthelwulf ~ King of Wessex
M, #9559, (circa 806 - 13 January 858)
Last Edited=27 May 2023
Æthelwulf ~ King of Wessex was born circa 806 at Kingdom of Wessex.1,2 He was the son of Egbert ~ King of England and Rædburh.
Æthelwulf ~ King of Wessex married Osburh, daughter of Oslac , the Royal Cup-Bearer, circa 830.1,3,2 Æthelwulf was crowned the King of Wessex in 839.1,3,2 He traveled to in 839 at Rome.1 The marriage of Æthelwulf ~ King of Wessex and Osburh was annulled in 853.1,2 Æthelwulf abdicated on 1 October 856 in favor of his son Æthelbald after returning from a lengthy pilgrimage.2
Æthelwulf ~ King of Wessex married Judith of France ~ Princess of France, Queen of Wessex and England, daughter of Charles II the Bald ~ Holy Roman Emperor and King of France and Ermentrude of Orléans, on 1 October 856 at Verberie, France.1,2,4 Æthelwulf ~ King of Wessex died on 13 January 858.1,3,2 He was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.2
Æthelwulf ~ King of Wessex married Osburh, daughter of Oslac , the Royal Cup-Bearer, circa 830.1,3,2 Æthelwulf was crowned the King of Wessex in 839.1,3,2 He traveled to in 839 at Rome.1 The marriage of Æthelwulf ~ King of Wessex and Osburh was annulled in 853.1,2 Æthelwulf abdicated on 1 October 856 in favor of his son Æthelbald after returning from a lengthy pilgrimage.2
Æthelwulf ~ King of Wessex married Judith of France ~ Princess of France, Queen of Wessex and England, daughter of Charles II the Bald ~ Holy Roman Emperor and King of France and Ermentrude of Orléans, on 1 October 856 at Verberie, France.1,2,4 Æthelwulf ~ King of Wessex died on 13 January 858.1,3,2 He was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.2
Children of Æthelwulf ~ King of Wessex and Osburh
- Judith of Wessex+
- Æthelbald , King of England2 (c 834 - 860)
- Æthelred I+ (c 840 - 872)
- Alfred the Great , King of England+ (849 - 28 Oct 901)
Citations
- Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa, Fourth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002.
- Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times. N.p.: manuscript, 2008.
- Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, Fifth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982.
- Norr, Vernon M. Some Early English Pedigrees. Washington D.C.: by the author, 1968.