His Kentish origin is supported by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles but has been called into question by recent scholarship claiming he was originally from Wessex. [20], Beorhtric's dependency on Mercia continued into the reign of Cenwulf, who became king of Mercia a few months after Offa's death. [6] He is reputed to have had a half-sister Alburga, later to be recognised as a saint for her founding of Wilton Abbey. Having saved Athelstan from a cross - the monk having been crucified for apostasy - Ecbert regards Athelstan as a kindred spirit, and one versed in Latin. [11] Beorhtric died in 802, and Ecgberht came to the throne of Wessex, probably with the support of Charlemagne and perhaps also the papacy. [25], In the southwest, Ecgberht was defeated in 836 at Carhampton by the Danes,[14] but in 838 he won a battle against them and their allies the West Welsh at the Battle of Hingston Down in Cornwall. Æthelberht, King Of Wessex's nieces and nephews: Æthelberht, King Of Wessex's nephew was King Edward The Elder, King of the Anglo-Saxons Æthelberht, King Of Wessex's niece was Æthelgifu Æthelberht, King Of Wessex's niece was Elfleda Æthelberht, King Of Wessex's niece was Æthelflæd, Queen Of Mercia Æthelberht, King Of Wessex's nephew was Edmund Thomson Æthelberht, King Of Wessex… His succession was contested by Ecgberht, but he was defeated by Beorhtric, maybe with Offa's assistance. [41] Mercia remained a threat, however; Ecgberht's son Æthelwulf, established as king of Kent, gave estates to Christ Church, Canterbury, probably to counter any influence the Mercians might still have there. Historian Heather Edwards has suggested that Ealhmund was probably a Kentish royal scion, whose pedigree was forged to give his son Egbert the descent from Cerdic requisite to reigning in Wessex. Ecgberht was unable to maintain this dominant position, and within a year Wiglaf regained the throne of Mercia. From the scrolls, Athelstan conveys to Ecbert detailed accounts of the battlefield str… P. Wormald, "The Age of Bede and Æthelbald", in Campbell et al.. E.g. Ecgberht was born in the time frame 769-780. Alfred's grandfather, Ecgberht, became king of Wessex in 802, and in the view of the historian Richard Abels, it must have seemed very unlikely to contemporaries that he would establish a lasting dynasty.For 200 years, three families had fought for the West Saxon throne, and no son had followed his father as king. [25] It was after this victory that the West Saxon scribe described him as a bretwalda, meaning 'wide-ruler' or perhaps 'Britain-ruler', in a famous passage in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. [32], Later in 829, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Ecgberht received the submission of the Northumbrians at Dore (now a suburb of Sheffield); the Northumbrian king was probably Eanred. Evidence of the relationship between kings can come from charters, which were documents which granted land to followers or to churchmen, and which were witnessed by the kings who had power to grant the land. At Easter 839, not long before Ecgberht's death, he was in touch with Louis the Pious, king of the Franks, to arrange safe passage to Rome. King Egbert of Wessex wins a decisive victory over King Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellendun. The conquered territories were administered as a subkingdom for a while, including Surrey and possibly Essex. Æthelwulf drove Baldred, the king of Kent, north over the Thames, and according to the Chronicle, the men of Kent, Essex, Surrey and Sussex then all submitted to Æthelwulf "because earlier they were wrongly forced away from his relatives. These agreements, along with a later charter in which Æthelwulf confirmed church privileges, suggest that the church had recognised that Wessex was a new political power that must be dealt with. [36], Ecgberht's dominion over southern England came to an end with Wiglaf's recovery of power. During the ninth century, Winchester began to show signs of urbanisation, and it is likely that the sequence of burials indicates that Winchester was held in high regard by the West Saxon royal line.[49]. [33] According to a later chronicler, Roger of Wendover, Ecgberht invaded Northumbria and plundered it before Eanred submitted: "When Ecgberht had obtained all the southern kingdoms, he led a large army into Northumbria, and laid waste that province with severe pillaging, and made King Eanred pay tribute." [28][37][44] The archbishop of Canterbury, Ceolnoth, also accepted Ecgberht and Æthelwulf as the lords and protectors of the monasteries under Ceolnoth's control. Egbert (Ecgberht in Anglo Saxon) king of Wessex (802-39), and the first Saxon king recognized as sovereign of all England . Charters indicate Wiglaf had authority in Middlesex and Berkshire, and in a charter of 836 Wiglaf uses the phrase "my bishops, duces, and magistrates" to describe a group that included eleven bishops from the episcopate of Canterbury, including bishops of sees in West Saxon territory. In 789 Egbert was driven into exile on the European continent by the West Saxon king Beorhtric and his ally, the powerful Mercian king Offa (d. 796). This information is part of by on Genealogy Online. His current state is unknown, but is presumed dead … Ecgberht (771/775 – 839), also spelled Egbert, Ecgbert, or Ecgbriht, Ecgbeorht, was King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839. Aella was born in 824, and was the grandson of Earl Oswald of Lothian.Aella became the king of Northumbria after the deposition of King Osberht of Northumbria, and he seized Billingham, Ileclif, Wigeclif, and … In 826 Beornwulf invaded East Anglia, presumably to recover his overlordship. 470 The Coinage of Ecgbeorht, 802-jg King of Wessex, On Ecgbeorht's fourth group the West Saxon form of the name, ECSBEORHT (with round G), is adopted and this form, as Brooke suggests, may be taken as an indication that the engravers at Canter-bury were increasingly under the supervision of men from Wessex. Egbert of Wessex was born circa 769 to Ealhmund of Kent and died 839 of unspecified causes. His mother is Unnamed Mother Of King Egbert Of Wessex and his father is Ealhmund Of Kent. This is supported by the genealogical preface from the A text of the Chronicle, which gives Ecgberht's father's name as Ealhmund without further details. Nothing is known about his life beyond the fact that he died at some point in the year 1005. [25], Despite the loss of dominance, Ecgberht's military successes fundamentally changed the political landscape of Anglo-Saxon England. [45] Both the record of the Council of Kingston, and another charter of that year, include the identical phrasing: that a condition of the grant is that "we ourselves and our heirs shall always hereafter have firm and unshakable friendships from Archbishop Ceolnoth and his congregation at Christ Church. [16][17] The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that Ecgberht spent three years in Francia before he was king, exiled by Beorhtric and Offa. He was the son of a Kentish noble but claimed descent from Cerdic (reigned 519-34), founder of Wessex, the kingdom of the West Saxons in southern England. A fifteenth century chronicle now held by Oxford University names Ecgberht's wife as Redburga who was supposedly a relative of Charlemagne who he married when he was banished to Francia, but this is dismissed by academic historians in view of its late date. This marked the high point of Ecgberht's influence. Egbert of Wessex (also spelled Ecgberht, Ecgbert or Ecgbriht; 769 or 771 – 839) was King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839. [28] The outcome in East Anglia was a disaster for the Mercians which confirmed West Saxon power in the southeast. Roger of Wendover is known to have incorporated Northumbrian annals into his version; the Chronicle does not mention these events. [25][27] In Essex, Ecgberht expelled King Sigered, though the date is unknown. Wessex becomes the dominant kingdom. Nothing is known of his youth beyond his possible relation to Eahlmund and the claim that he could trace his an… () and Ealhmund Of Kent was 24 years old when Egbert born. For other people with the same name, see Ealhmund. He was descended from Ingeld, brother of Ine of Wessex. Raedburh's son Ethelwulf succeeded Egbert. No, he died on 01/01/0839, 1181 years ago. Timeline for King Egbert (Ecgberht) (802 - 839), Egbert returns from exile in Charlemagne and becomes King of Wessex. Virtually nothing is known of his life up to 789, when he was driven into exile by the West Saxon king Beorhtric with the help of his formidable ally, the Mercian king … [26] The Chronicle tells how Ecgberht followed up his victory: "Then he sent his son Æthelwulf from the army, and Ealhstan, his bishop, and Wulfheard, his ealdorman, to Kent with a great troop." In 829 he defeated Wiglaf of Mercia and drove him out of his kingdom, temporarily ruling Mercia directly. the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia. During the late 8th century, when King Offa of Mercia (reigned 757-96) ruled most of England, Egbert lived in exile at the court of Charlemagne. Historians do not agree on Ecgberht's ancestry. The referenced pedigree is provided in the genealogical preface to the Winchester (Pa… Ecgberht died in 839, and his will, according to the account of it found in the will of his grandson, Alfred the Great, left land only to male members of his family, so that the estates should not be lost to the royal house through marriage. Ecgberht (771/775 – 839), also spelled Egbert, Ecgbert, or Ecgbriht, was King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839. His father was Ealhmund of Kent. [12], Cynewulf was murdered in 786. [7], Offa of Mercia, who reigned from 757 to 796, was the dominant force in Anglo-Saxon England in the second half of the eighth century. During following years Egbert led expeditions against the Welsh and the Vikings. Another name for Ecgberht was Egbert of Wessex. [18] In either case Ecgberht was probably exiled in 789, when Beorhtric, his rival, married the daughter of Offa of Mercia. Egbert (Ecgberht in Anglo Saxon) king of Wessex (802-39), and the first Saxon king recognized as sovereign of all England. Egbert was King of Wessex, 802-827 and was the first King of [14][24] Ten years later, a charter dated 19 August 825 indicates that Ecgberht was campaigning in Dumnonia again; this may have been related to a battle recorded in the Chronicle at Gafulford in 823, between the men of Devon and the Britons of Cornwall. He was succeeded by his son Aethelwulf, the father of Alfred. He was slain, however, as was his successor, Ludeca, who invaded East Anglia in 827, evidently for the same reason. [25] The details of Anglo-Saxon expansion into Cornwall are quite poorly recorded, but some evidence comes from place names. [25], The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle does not say who was the aggressor at Ellandun, but one recent history asserts that Beornwulf was almost certainly the one who attacked. [25], It was also in 825 that one of the most important battles in Anglo-Saxon history took place, when Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellandun—now Wroughton, near Swindon. He fled to Charlemagne's court, where he married Redburh with whom he had at least three children. [25] Churchmen consecrated the king at coronation ceremonies, and helped to write the wills which specified the king's heir; their support had real value in establishing West Saxon control and a smooth succession for Ecgberht's line. The exact meaning of the title has been much debated; it has been described as "a term of encomiastic poetry"[31] but there is also evidence that it implied a definite role of military leadership. [21], The Chronicle's version of events makes it appear that Baldred was driven out shortly after the battle, but this was probably not the case. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. In 825 Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, ended Mercia's supremacy at the Battle of Ellandun, and proceeded to take control of the Mercian dependencies in southeastern England. king of Kent(772-774,784-785) Né peut-être en 755; Décédé en 785,peut-être à l'âge de 30 ans Parents.