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Æthelbert II, King of Kent

Male - 762


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  1. 1.  Æthelbert II, King of Kent died in 762.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: lifespan

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    History:
    In 725, he was crowned the King of Kent, along with his brothers Eadburht I and Alric.

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

    Children:
    1. 2. Egbert II, King of Kent  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Eadbeorht Præn  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. daughter  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Egbert II, King of Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.Æthelbert1)

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  2. 3.  Eadbeorht Præn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Æthelbert1)

  3. 4.  daughter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Æthelbert1)

    Family/Spouse: Eahlmund, Under-King of Kent. Eahlmund (son of Eafa) was born about 758 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 786 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Egbert, King of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 775 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 4 Feb 839 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
    2. 6. Saint Alburga  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Egbert, King of England Egbert, King of England Descendancy chart to this point (4.daughter2, 1.Æthelbert1) was born in 775 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 4 Feb 839 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death
    • Reign: From 827 to 839; King of England

    Notes:

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

    Name:


    History:
    Egbert's name was also spelt Ecgbeorht.


    In 784, he was crowned the Under King of Kent.

    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.

    In 802, he was crowned the King of Wessex and reigned until 827.

    In 827, he was crowned the King of all England and reigned until 836.

    Family/Spouse: Rædburh. Rædburh was born about 788. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Æthelwulf, King of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 806 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 13 Jan 858; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
    2. 8. Editha, Abbess of Polesworth  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. Athelstan, Sub King of Kent  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 6.  Saint Alburga Descendancy chart to this point (4.daughter2, 1.Æthelbert1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: lifespan

    Notes:

    History:
    After the death of her husband, she became a nun.

    Family/Spouse: Wulfstan, Ealdorman of Wiltshire . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Æthelwulf, King of England Descendancy chart to this point (5.Egbert3, 4.daughter2, 1.Æthelbert1) was born about 806 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; 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

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    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]

    Children:
    1. 10. Æthelbald, King of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 834 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 860 in Kingdom of Wessex, England.
    2. 11. Judith of Wessex  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 12. Æthelbert, King of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 836 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 866 in England.
    4. 13. Æthelred I, King of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 840 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 872 in England.
    5. 14. Alfred "the Great", King of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England; died on 28 Oct 901; was buried in Hyde Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
    6. 15. Æthelswyth  Descendancy chart to this point was buried in Pavia or Ticino, Italy.

    Æthelwulf married Judith of France, Princess of France on 1 Oct 856 in Verberie, Hauts-de-France, France. Judith (daughter of Charles II "the Bald", Holy Roman Emperor and King of France and Ermentrude of Orléans) was born about 846 in France; died after 870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 8.  Editha, Abbess of Polesworth Descendancy chart to this point (5.Egbert3, 4.daughter2, 1.Æthelbert1)

  3. 9.  Athelstan, Sub King of Kent Descendancy chart to this point (5.Egbert3, 4.daughter2, 1.Æthelbert1)

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