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 I9842 footsteps | Ancestors Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Father Egbert Wessex, King of Wessex , b. 775, Wessex, England d. 839, Wessex, England (Age 64 years) Relationship natural Family ID F5345 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 F5346 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Birth - Abt 800 - England 
Marriage - 1 Oct 856 - Oise, France Death - Abt 13 Jan 858 - England = Link to Google Earth
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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.