King of West Saxon Egbert The Great King Of WESSEX

775 - 839  (64 years)

• Name	Egbert The Great King Of WESSEX  [1, 3, 4, 5]
  	Egbert was Kin of Wessex, 802-827, and was the first king of all England, 827-836, m. Eaedburga, of unknown origin. The male line of kings descends from him to Edward the Confessor and the female line to the present time. [1] Early Saxon Kings 600-871 The Anglo-Saxon occupiers of England had completed the process of driving the Celts out of the country by 613. Thereafter the territory was divided into seven kingdoms: Kent, Sussex, Essex, East Anglia, Wessex, Mercia, and Northumbria, collectively known as The Heptarchy. Some of the kingdoms, most notably Kent and Northumbria, fought to convert their neighbours to Christianity, brought to England by St. Augustine in 597. The seven kingdoms were all intent on establishing supremacy over, or defending themselves from, their neighbours. Northumbria was the first to gain the upper hand, followed by Mercia and the Wessex. Ecgberht became King of Wessex in 802. He steadily increased the power and influence of Wessex, and in 825 defeated the Mercians at the Battle of Ellandun. Four years later, Northumbria submitted to him, and from 829 Ecgberht was recognized by his fellow kings as King of all England. His grandson, Alfred the Great, consolidated these gains. [2]
  Title	King of West Saxon
  Birth	775	Wessex, England   [1, 4, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	Between 784 and 786	Under-King of Kent   [6]
  Fact	802	King of Wessex   [6]
  Fact	Between 827 and 836	King of England   [6]
  Death	836  [3]
  Fact	Reigned in 802   [3]
  Death	04 Feb 839	Wessex, England   [4, 7]
  Person ID	I33022	Main Tree
  Last Modified	17 May 2018

  
  

  Father	King of Kent Ealhmund King Of KENT,   b. Abt 758, Wessex, England d. 786 (Age 28 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	N.N. Of KENT
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F14893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady REDBURGA,   b. Abt 788
  Children	1. King of Wessex & Kent Aethelwulf King Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 806, Wessex, England d. 13 Jan 858, England (Age 52 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F14080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Fact - 802 - King of Wessex Fact - Between 827 and 836 - King of England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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