King Ecgbert III of Wessex

775 - 839  (64 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Ecgbert III of Wessex
  Prefix	King
  Birth	770-775
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Feb 839
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  1. Alburga of Wessex   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. King Ecgbert III of Wessex,   b. 770-775   d. 4 Feb 839  (Age 64 years) ▻ Redburga der Karolingen
  Person ID	I6546	Geneagraphie | Voorouders HW, Ahnen BvS
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2010

  
  

  Father	King Ealhmund in Kent,   b. 758   d. 788 (Age 30 years)
  Mother	NN of Kent   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Redburga der Karolingen,   b. 744   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. King Æthelwulf of England,   b. Abt 795   d. 13 Jan 858 (Age 63 years)   2. Editha of Wessex,   b. 808   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Athelstan of Wessex,   b. 810   d. 850 (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F2973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2010

  
  

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  802-39 AD Known as the first King of All England, he was forced into a period of exile at the court of Charlemagne, by the powerful Offa, king of Mercia. Egbert returned to England in 802 and was recognized as king of Wessex. He defeated the rival Mercians at the battle of Ellendun in 825. In 829, the Northumbrians accepted his overlordship and he was proclaimed "Bretwalda" or sole ruler of Britain. As a young man Egbert was exiled from Britain and took refuge at the Frankish court of Charlemagne, and it was there that he met and married Redburga, niece of Emperor Char-lemagne. He later returned to Britain when he was able to peacefully assume the crown of Wessex, then proceeded to do battle with all around him. He defeated Beornwulf, King of Mercia; Baldred, King of Kent; and the men of Surrey, Sussex, and Essex. The King of the East Angles turned to Egbert as protector. He also made incursions into Northumbria and Wales, where he received tribute. With this consolidation, he became known as ruler of all Britain.