Reigned 802-839.
In 800 at the decease of King Brithric, Egbert was called by the voice of his
countrymen to assume the Government of Wessex, and he subsequently succeeded
in reducing all the Kingdoms of the Heptarchy under his sway. His reign, a
long and glorious one, is memorable for the great victories he achieved over
the Danes.
See Europäisch Stammtafeln Bund II tafel 58.
Father: , Ealhmund
of Kent, Under-King of Kent
Mother: , Daughter
of Kent
Child 1:
,
AEthelwulf, King of England, b. ABT 800
Child 2: , Editha,
Abbess of Polesworth
Child 3: , Athelstan,
Sub King of Kent
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