Æthelwulf, King of England

Abt 806 - 858  (52 years)

• Name	Æthelwulf
  Birth	Abt 806	Kingdom of Wessex, England   [2, 3]
  History	birth to death
  In 839, he visited Rome. [2] In 839, he was crowned King of England and reigned until 858. [1, 2, 3] On 1 October 856, he abdicated in favor of his son Æthelbald after returning from a lengthy pilgrimage. [3]
  Reign	From 839 to 856 (33 years)
  King of England
  Death	13 Jan 858  [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England Winchester Cathedral, Winchester,  Hampshire, England   [3]
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. Æthelwulf, King of England ,   b. Abt 806, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 13 Jan 858  (Age 52 years) ▻ Osburh,  m. Abt 830 ;   Judith of France, Princess of France,  m. 1 Oct 856   2. Editha, Abbess of Polesworth   3. Athelstan, Sub King of Kent
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Noe   (35 x Great Grandfather)  Rædburh,   b. Abt 788  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2851	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Egbert, King of England ,   b. 775, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 4 Feb 839, Kingdom of Wessex, England (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Rædburh,   b. Abt 788
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Osburh,   b. Abt 810, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. After 876 (Age 67 years)  [1, 2, 3]
  Marriage	Abt 830  [3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years - She : ~ 20 years.
  Annulled	853  [2, 3]
  Children	4 sons and 2 daughters
  >   1. Æthelbald, King of England ,   b. Abt 834, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 860, Kingdom of Wessex, England (Age 26 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Judith of France, Princess of France  m. 860 +   2. Judith of Wessex  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Eticho, Count in the Breisgau and Ammergau     3. Æthelbert, King of England ,   b. Abt 836, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 866, England (Age 30 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Æthelred I, King of England ,   b. Abt 840, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 872, England (Age 32 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Wulfthryth +   5. Alfred, King of England ,   b. 849, Wantage, Berkshire, England d. 28 Oct 901 (Age 52 years) ▻ Ealhswith of Mercia  m. 868 >   6. Æthelswyth   bur. Pavia or Ticino, Italy  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Burghræd, King of Mercia
  Family ID	F2242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2020

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Judith of France, Princess of France,   b. Abt 846, France d. After 870 (Age 25 years)  [2, 3, 4]  Other Partners: Æthelbald, King of England   m. 860;   Baldwin I, Count of Flanders  m. 862
  Marriage	1 Oct 856	Verberie, Hauts-de-France, France   [2, 3]
  Judith was only about 13 years old at the time of this marriage. It was really nothing more than a demonstration of alliance between Æthelwulf and Charles "the Bald". [3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 50 years and 10 months - She : ~ 10 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F2245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Æthelwulf, King of England (Abt 806 – 858) 2Egbert, King of England (775 – 839) 4Eahlmund, Under-King of Kent(Abt 758 – 786) 8Eafa(Abt 732 – ) 16Eoppa of Wessex 17 9 18 19 5daughter 10Æthelbert II, King of Kent( – 762) 20Wihtread, King of Kent( – 725) 21 11 22 23 3Rædburh(Abt 788 – ) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 806 - Kingdom of Wessex, England Marriage - 1 Oct 856 - Verberie, Hauts-de-France, France Burial - - Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). Line 1 [S60] 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). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S1460] Norr, Vernon M. Some Early English Pedigrees , (Washington DC: by author, 1968).