, Ecgbert III of Wessex, King of Wessex


Born: ABT 775
Acceded: 802
Died: 4 FEB 839
Interred: Winchester Cathedral,Winchester,England
Notes:
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

Married to , Redburga

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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