Egbert av England

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Kung i Wessex.

Egbert (802-39 AD)

Known as the first King of All England, he was forced into 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.

Ecgbert III of Wessex, King of Wessex Born : ABT 775 Acceded : 802 Died : 4 FEB 839 Interred : Winchester Cathedral,Winchester,England Notes: Reigned 802-839. In 800 at the decease of King Brithric, Egbert was called by the voice of his countrymen to assume the Government of Wessex, and he subsequently succeeded in reducing all the Kingdoms of the Heptarchy under his sway. His reign, a long and glorious one, is memorable for the great victories he achieved over the Danes. See Europäisch Stammtafeln Band II tafel 58. Father: , Ealhmund of Kent, Under-King of Kent Mother: , Daughter of Kent Married to , Redburga Child 1: , AEthelwulf, King of England, b. ABT 800 Child 2: , Editha, Abbess of Polesworth Child 3: , Athelstan, Sub King of Kent