Egbert, King of England

775 - 839  (64 years)

• Name	Egbert
  Birth	775	Kingdom of Wessex, England   [1, 2, 3]
  History	birth to death
  Egbert's name was also spelt Ecgbeorht. [4] In 784, he was crowned the Under King of Kent. [2] In 800 at the decline of the power of King Brithric (786 - 802), 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. [3] In 802, he was crowned the King of Wessex and reigned until 827. [1, 2, 3] In 827, he was crowned the King of all England and reigned until 836. [1, 2]
  Reign	From 827 to 839 (52 years)
  King of England
  Death	4 Feb 839	Kingdom of Wessex, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England Winchester Cathedral, Winchester,  Hampshire, England   [3]
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Egbert, King of England ,   b. 775, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 4 Feb 839, Kingdom of Wessex, England  (Age 64 years) ▻ Rædburh > 2. Saint Alburga ▻ Wulfstan, Ealdorman of Wiltshire
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Noe   (34 x Great Grandfather)  daughter  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2854	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Death: Weis (1982) gives his death date as "after 19 Nov. 838." [1]

  
  

Father	Eahlmund, Under-King of Kent,   b. Abt 758, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 786, England (Age 28 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	daughter
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F2248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Rædburh,   b. Abt 788  [1, 2, 3]
Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
+   1. Æthelwulf, King of England ,   b. Abt 806, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 13 Jan 858 (Age 52 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Osburh  m. Abt 830;   Judith of France, Princess of France  m. 1 Oct 856     2. Editha, Abbess of Polesworth  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Athelstan, Sub King of Kent  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
Family ID	F2246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	5 Nov 2019




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Egbert, King of England (775 – 839) 2Eahlmund, Under-King of Kent(Abt 758 – 786) 4Eafa(Abt 732 – ) 8Eoppa of Wessex 16Ingild(Abt 680 – 718) 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3daughter 6Æthelbert II, King of Kent( – 762) 12Wihtread, King of Kent( – 725) 24Egbert, King of Kent( – 673) 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 775 - Kingdom of Wessex, England Death - 4 Feb 839 - Kingdom of Wessex, England Burial - - Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Egbert, King of England

  
  

• 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). [S1498] Mommaerts-Browne, Stanford. "Anglo-Saxon Aristocracy: Tracing Lineages" , (Chobham, Woking, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 1, number 6, July 2005).