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Æthelfrith, Ealdoman of Wessex and Mercia

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  1. 1.  Æthelfrith, Ealdoman of Wessex and Mercia (son of Æthelhelm, Ealdorman of Wiltshire and Æthelgyth of Mercia).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He held Risborough, Farnborough, and Wrington.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Æthelwold, Ealdorman of Wiltshire died about 947.
    2. Eadric, Ealdoman of Wessex died about 949.
    3. Æthelstan "Half-King", Ealdorman of East Anglia
    4. Ealdorman Ælfstan died before 946 in England.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Æthelhelm, Ealdorman of Wiltshire was born about 859 in England (son of Æthelred I, King of England and Wulfthryth); died in 897 in Wiltshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He held Compton and Crondool, probably receiving them from King Alfred. He also held Aldingbourn. In 887, he took the alms of the king and the West Saxons to Rome. He was one of the three military leaders who defeated the Danes at Buttington in 894.

    Æthelhelm married Æthelgyth of Mercia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Æthelgyth of Mercia (daughter of Æthelwulf, Ealdoman of Mercia).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: She was the heiress of Risborough, which later was granted to Æthelfryth by King Edward in 903, as its charter was destroyed by fire.

    Children:
    1. 1. Æthelfrith, Ealdoman of Wessex and Mercia
    2. Eadric, Thegn
    3. Ælfflæd was born about 878 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 920 in England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Æthelred I, King of England was born about 840 in Kingdom of Wessex, England (son of Æthelwulf, King of England and Osburh); died in 872 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: lifespan
    • Reign: From 866 to 872; King of England

    Notes:

    Name:


    History:
    In 866, he was crowned the King of England.

    Æthelred married Wulfthryth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Wulfthryth
    Children:
    1. Ealdorman Æthelwold died in 902.
    2. 2. Æthelhelm, Ealdorman of Wiltshire was born about 859 in England; died in 897 in Wiltshire, England.

  3. 6.  Æthelwulf, Ealdoman of Mercia (son of Æthelred Mucil, Earldorman of Gainsborough and Eadburh of Mercia); died in 903.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: lifespan

    Notes:

    History:
    He held Risborough.

    Died:
    This is a probable date.

    Children:
    1. 3. Æthelgyth of Mercia


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Æthelwulf, King of England was born about 806 in Kingdom of Wessex, England (son of Egbert, King of England and Rædburh); died on 13 Jan 858; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death
    • Reign: From 839 to 856; King of England

    Notes:

    Name:


    History:
    In 839, he visited Rome.

    In 839, he was crowned King of England and reigned until 858.

    On 1 October 856, he abdicated in favor of his son Æthelbald after returning from a lengthy pilgrimage.

    Æthelwulf married Osburh about 830. Osburh (daughter of Oslac, the Royal Cup-Bearer) was born about 810 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died after 876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Osburh was born about 810 in Kingdom of Wessex, England (daughter of Oslac, the Royal Cup-Bearer); died after 876.
    Children:
    1. Æthelbald, King of England was born about 834 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 860 in Kingdom of Wessex, England.
    2. Judith of Wessex
    3. Æthelbert, King of England was born about 836 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 866 in England.
    4. 4. Æthelred I, King of England was born about 840 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 872 in England.
    5. Alfred "the Great", King of England was born in 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England; died on 28 Oct 901; was buried in Hyde Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
    6. Æthelswyth was buried in Pavia or Ticino, Italy.

  3. 12.  Æthelred Mucil, Earldorman of Gainsborough

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Last Full Review: 8 Aug 2020

    Æthelred married Eadburh of Mercia on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Eadburh of Mercia (daughter of Wigmund of Mercia and Ælflæd).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Last Full Review: 8 Aug 2020

    Children:
    1. Ealhswith of Mercia was born about 852 in Kingdom of Mercia; died in 904 in England.
    2. 6. Æthelwulf, Ealdoman of Mercia died in 903.


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