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Ecgberht (770/775 – 839), also spelled Egbert, Ecgbert, Ecgbriht, Ecgbeorht, and Ecbert, was King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839. His father was King Ealhmund of Kent . In the 780s, Ecgberht was forced into exile to Charlemagne 's court in the Frankish Empire by the kings Offa of Mercia and Beorhtric of Wessex , but on Beorhtric's ...
Ecgberht c. 770 –839 21st King of Wessex 802–839: Judith c. 843–870: Æthelwulf c. 795 –858 ... 25th King of Wessex 865–871: Alfred the Great c. 848–849 ...
Æthelwulf's father Ecgberht was king of Wessex from 802 to 839. His mother's name is unknown, and he had no recorded siblings. He is known to have had two wives in succession, and so far as is known, Osburh, the senior of the two, was the mother of all his children.
No known relation to his predecessors. Deposed by Ecgberht of Wessex. 839 Ecgberht of Wessex: 829–830 Briefly took direct control of Mercia after the deposition of Wiglaf. Also King of Wessex (802–839). 4 Feb 839 Wiglaf (2nd reign) 830–839 Restored. Although Mercia regained its independence, its dominance in England was lost. 839 Wigmund ...
Luitgard (born around 776, died 4 June 800) was the last wife of Charlemagne. [1] ... Redburga/Redburh, who met Ecgberht, later to be King of Wessex, ...
6. She was also 38th in direct line of descent from Egbert, King of Wessex from 802 and King of England from 827 to 839. 7. Aged five weeks, she was christened in the chapel at Buckingham Palace.
Ecgberht had been expelled from England in his youth by Offa and Beorhtric, Ecgberht's predecessor as king of Wessex. The Chronicle states that Beorhtric helped Offa because he was married to his daughter, and Edwards argues that this shows that Ecgberht was a threat to Offa's control of Kent, and that Beorhtric had no personal reason to fear ...
The Earl and Countess of Wessex meet Beatrice Ann Mansfield, 10, and Sophie Colassanti, 11 (David Parry/PA) Edward was presented with a programme of the show by Sophie Colasanti, 11.