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Ethelbald of Wessex



         


856-December 20, 860 Predecessor: Ethelwulf Date of Birth: 831 Place of Birth: Wessex, England Wife: Judith Buried: Sherborne Abbey Date of Death: December 20, 860 Parents: Ethelwulf and Osburga

King Ethelbald of Wessex was the eldest son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex and was born in about 834AD. He became King of Wessex in 856 after forcing his father to abdicate, and married his widowed stepmother, Judith. The marriage was annulled on the grounds of consanguinity. He died in 860 and was buried at Sherborne in Dorset.


Preceded by:
Ethelwulf
King of Wessex Succeeded by:
Ethelbert
Bretwalda






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