Æthelbald of Wessex

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Æthelbald of Wessex was a 9th-century king of Wessex and son of King Æthelwulf, known for briefly ruling part of the kingdom during his father's lifetime.

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Æthelbald of Wessex canonical 8
Æthelbald, King of Wessex 5
Æthelbald 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 9th-century monarch
Anglo-Saxon ruler
King of Wessex
associatedWith Viking Age England
linked to: Anglo-Saxon England
birthCentury 9th century
birthPlace Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
burialPlace Sherborne Abbey
coRuledWith Æthelwulf of Wessex
countryNow England
culture Anglo-Saxon
linked to: Anglo-Saxons
deathDate 860
deathPlace Sherborne
dynasty West Saxon dynasty
linked to: House of Wessex
era pre-unification England
father Æthelwulf of Wessex
fatherTitle King of Wessex
fullName Æthelbald of Wessex
givenName Æthelbald
governedAs regional ruler of western Wessex during partition of the kingdom
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
historicalSource Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
house House of Wessex
kingdom Kingdom of Wessex
languageContext Old English
marriageType controversial marriage to his stepmother Judith of Flanders
mother Osburh
notableFor continuing to rule part of Wessex after Æthelwulf’s return
usurping rule over western Wessex during his father Æthelwulf’s absence in Rome
predecessor Æthelwulf of Wessex
realmType Anglo-Saxon kingdom
reignEnd 860
reignStart 855
religion Christianity
ruledDuringLifetimeOf Æthelwulf of Wessex
ruledRegion Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex

western part of Wessex
sibling Alfred the Great
Æthelberht of Wessex
Æthelred I of Wessex
spouse Judith of Flanders
successionType hereditary monarchy
successor Æthelberht of Wessex
title King of the West Saxons

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Osburh hasChild Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelberht of Wessex sibling Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelberht of Wessex predecessor Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelred I of Wessex sibling Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelred I of Wessex precededByInBirthOrder Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelwulf, King of Wessex child Æthelbald, King of Wessex
linked to: Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelwulf, King of Wessex successor Æthelbald, King of Wessex
linked to: Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelwulf, King of Wessex grantedTitleTo Æthelbald, King of Wessex
linked to: Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelbald of Wessex fullName Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelbald of Wessex givenName Æthelbald
linked to: Æthelbald of Wessex
Judith of Flanders spouse Æthelbald, King of Wessex
linked to: Æthelbald of Wessex
Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders spousePreviouslyMarriedTo Æthelbald, King of Wessex
linked to: Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelswith sibling Æthelbald of Wessex