Æthelwulf, King of Wessex

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Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon monarch noted for defending his realm against Viking incursions and for being the father of Alfred the Great.

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Æthelwulf of Wessex 11
King Æthelwulf of Wessex 2
Æthelwulf 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 9th-century ruler
Anglo-Saxon monarch
King of Wessex
alliance Carolingian Empire
birthDate c. 795
burialPlace Steyning
Winchester Cathedral
child Alfred the Great
Æthelbald, King of Wessex
Æthelberht, King of Wessex
Æthelred I, King of Wessex
Æthelstan of Kent
conflict Viking raiders
coRuler Æthelstan of Kent
country Kingdom of Wessex
deathDate 13 January 858
deathPlace Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
donation tithing of royal lands to the Church
dynasty House of Wessex
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicity Anglo-Saxon
father Egbert, King of Wessex
linked to: Egbert of Wessex
grantedTitleTo Æthelbald, King of Wessex
Æthelstan of Kent
language Old English
mother Redburga
name Ethelwulf
Æthelwulf
notableFor being the father of Alfred the Great
defending Wessex against Viking incursions
pilgrimage to Rome
religious devotion
pilgrimage Rome
pilgrimageDate 855
policy division of his kingdom among his sons
predecessor Egbert, King of Wessex
linked to: Egbert of Wessex
regionRuled southern England
reignEnd 858
reignStart 839
relatedWork Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
religion Christianity
spouse Judith of Flanders
Osburh
styleOfRule militarily defensive
pious
successor Æthelbald, King of Wessex
title King of Wessex
King of the West Saxons

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Alfred the Great father Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
subject linked to: King Alfred the Great
House of Wessex hasNotableMember Æthelwulf of Wessex
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Kingdom of Wessex hasKing Æthelwulf of Wessex
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Osburh spouseOf Æthelwulf of Wessex
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Osburh marriedTo Æthelwulf of Wessex
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Æthelberht of Wessex father Æthelwulf of Wessex
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Æthelred I of Wessex father Æthelwulf of Wessex
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Æthelwulf, King of Wessex name Æthelwulf
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Æthelwulf, King of Wessex name Ethelwulf
linked to: Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
King of Wessex hasNotableHolder Æthelwulf of Wessex
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Egbert of Wessex child Æthelwulf of Wessex
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Egbert of Wessex successor Æthelwulf of Wessex
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Burgred of Mercia fatherInLaw Æthelwulf of Wessex
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Burgred of Mercia ally King Æthelwulf of Wessex
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Saint Swithun appointedBy King Æthelwulf of Wessex
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Kingdom of Sussex hasMonarch Æthelwulf of Wessex
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Adolph hasCognate Æthelwulf
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