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Name	King Aethelwulf of England¹⁷
Birth	0795
Death	13 Jun 0858
Burial	Winchester Cathedral, London, England
Occupation	Ruled 839-857
Father	First King Ecgbert III of all England (0775-0839)
Mother	Queen Redburga [Redburh] of Wessex (~0788-)

Spouses:

1	Queen Osburga [Osburh] of Wessex¹⁷
Birth	abt 0810, England
Death	0846
Father	Grand Count Olsac "The Thane" of the Isle of Wight (~0780-)

Marriage	abt 0837
Divorce	0853

Children:	Ethlwulf "Nobel Wolf" (~0817-0856)
	Ethelred [Aethelred] (~0840-0871)
	Alfred "The Great" (0849-0899)

Notes for King Aethelwulf of England

Reigned 839-856 (abdicated). Under-king of Kent 825-839 and 856-858.
Renown for his military prowess, he reputedly defeated 350 viking ships (851).
He reduced taxation, endowed the Church, made lay lands inheritable, and
provided systems of poor relief.

Last Modified 11 Jun 2002

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