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King Egbert I. of Wessex and England, *[1, 2, 3]

Male circa 775 - 839  (~ 64 years)


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  • Name Egbert I. of Wessex and England 
    Prefix King 
    Suffix * 
    Born circa 775  Kent (1st King of ALL England) son of Elmund Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    • Egbert or Ecgberht, 12th in line of Saxon Kings in England, son of Elmund of Kent, born about 775 AD.  Son of the underking of Kent, whose ancestors were early kings of Wessex (England).
    Gender Male 
    Died 839  England (aka Egbert the 1st) Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Egbert the 1st of England died 839, about age 64, and was succeeded by Aethelwulf.
    Buried England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • King Egbert the First:  First king of all England 827-836.  All male lines of English Kings descend from Egbert to Edward the Confessor. All female lines to modern times.
    Person ID I19194  mykindred
    Last Modified Apr 10, 2003 

    Father King Elmund of Kent, *,   b. 750, Kent, England (aka Alkmund/Athemuna) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. circa 802, England (aka King Eahlmund) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Family ID F6828  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Raedburk of Wessex, *,   b. 780, Wessex (Western ?) England aka Raedburh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. England (aka Redbeurga) wife of King Egbert Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 800  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. King Aethelwulf of England, *,   b. 800, England (King Ethelwulf of England) son of Egbert Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 13, 0858, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F6827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S415] Weis, Frederick Lewis - Ancestral Roots of Sixty C, Weis line 13 page 2.

    2. [S321] Egbert the Bretwalda - Page 121 Brewer's Historic.

    3. [S580] Gedcom - Rein-Shwayder, Carol.

    4. [S578] Webster's Biographical Dictionary, Websterl's page 470.

    5. [S306] Henrikson, Alf - "Through the Ages", Henrickson's Chronicles AD 831-840.