Æthelbald, King of Wessex

Abt 834 - 860  (~ 26 years)

• Name	Æthelbald , King of Wessex  [1]
  Suffix	King of Wessex
  Born	Abt 834  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Dec 860  [2]
  Buried	25 Dec 860	Dorset, England   [2]
  Notes	He married Judith, Princesse de France, daughter of Charles I, Roi de France and Ermentrude d'Orléans, in 858. He gained the title of King Æthelbad of Wessex between 855 and 856. He was crowned King of Wessex in 858 at Kingston-upon-Thames, London, England. His marriage to Judith, Princesse de France was annulled in 860 on the grounds of consanguinity. On Ethelwulf's death in 858, his son Ethelbald was already ruling Wessex. The remaining South East kingdoms passed to Ethelwulf's second son Ethelbert. Ethelbald married his father's widow. On Ethelbald's death in 860, the Wessex kingdom was re-united with Kent and the adjoining kingdoms under Ethelbert. Both Ethelbald and Ethelbert were buried at Sherborne.
  Person ID	I2969	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Æðelwulf, King of Wessex,   b. Between 795 and 810, North Rhine-Westphalia, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. Aft 13 Jan 857/58, Stambridge, Essex, England  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Osburh,   d. Between 846 and 855
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	Abt 830  [2, 3]
  Family ID	F619	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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