Aethelwulf Wessex, King of Wessex

Abt 800 - Abt 858  (58 years)

• Name	Aethelwulf Wessex
  Title	King of Wessex
  Birth	Abt 800	England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 13 Jan 858	England
  Person ID	I9638	footsteps | Pat
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Egbert Wessex, King of Wessex ,   b. 775, Wessex, England d. 839, Wessex, England (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Marriage	1 Oct 856	Oise, France
  Children	+ 1. Alfred Wessex, King Of Wessex ,   b. 849, Essex, England d. 26 Oct 899, Wessex, England (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F5226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  King Aethelwulf ( 839 - 856 ) 839 - Aethelwulf succeeds his father Egbert as King of Wessex 841 - Vikings raid Kent and East Anglia, and establish a settlement at D u b l in 842 - Many die in London and Rochester during Viking raids 844 - Kenneth MacAlpine, King of the Scots, conquers the Picts; founds a u n i f ied Scotland 845 - Vikings are defeated by a Saxon force at the River Parrett 851 - Vikings forces enter Thames estuary and march on Canterbury 855 - Aethelwulf goes on a pilgrimage to Rome accompanied by his son Al f r e d 858 - Aethelwulf returns but finds his son Aethelbald has taken control o f W e s sex 858 - Aethelwulf dies at Steyning in Sussex. His son Aelthelbald become s k i n g.

  
  

• Photos

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