Æthelbald of Wessex

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Æthelbald of Wessex was a 9th-century king of Wessex and son of King Æthelwulf, known for briefly ruling part of the kingdom during his father's lifetime.

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Æthelbald, King of Wessex 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 9th-century monarch
Anglo-Saxon ruler
King of Wessex
associatedWith Viking Age England NERFINISHED
birthCentury 9th century
birthPlace Wessex NERFINISHED
burialPlace Sherborne Abbey NERFINISHED
coRuledWith Æthelwulf of Wessex NERFINISHED
countryNow England NERFINISHED
culture Anglo-Saxon NERFINISHED
deathDate 860
deathPlace Sherborne NERFINISHED
dynasty West Saxon dynasty NERFINISHED
era pre-unification England
father Æthelwulf of Wessex NERFINISHED
fatherTitle King of Wessex NERFINISHED
fullName Æthelbald of Wessex NERFINISHED
givenName Æthelbald NERFINISHED
governedAs regional ruler of western Wessex during partition of the kingdom
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
historicalSource Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED
house House of Wessex NERFINISHED
kingdom Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED
languageContext Old English NERFINISHED
marriageType controversial marriage to his stepmother Judith of Flanders
mother Osburh NERFINISHED
notableFor continuing to rule part of Wessex after Æthelwulf’s return
usurping rule over western Wessex during his father Æthelwulf’s absence in Rome
predecessor Æthelwulf of Wessex NERFINISHED
realmType Anglo-Saxon kingdom
reignEnd 860
reignStart 855
religion Christianity
ruledDuringLifetimeOf Æthelwulf of Wessex NERFINISHED
ruledRegion Wessex NERFINISHED
western part of Wessex
sibling Alfred the Great NERFINISHED
Æthelberht of Wessex NERFINISHED
Æthelred I of Wessex NERFINISHED
spouse Judith of Flanders NERFINISHED
successionType hereditary monarchy
successor Æthelberht of Wessex NERFINISHED
title King of the West Saxons

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Æthelwulf, King of Wessex child Æthelbald of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelbald, King of Wessex
Æthelwulf, King of Wessex grantedTitleTo Æthelbald of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelbald, King of Wessex
Osburh hasChild Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelred I of Wessex precededByInBirthOrder Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelberht of Wessex predecessor Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelberht of Wessex sibling Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelred I of Wessex sibling Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelwulf, King of Wessex successor Æthelbald of Wessex
this entity surface form: Æthelbald, King of Wessex