Ecgbert III WESSEX, King^[1]

781 - 839  (58 years)

• Name	Ecgbert III WESSEX
  Suffix	King
  Birth	781	Wessex, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	14740568A31D4A98B43861C32BF1C3CE54C9
  Death	4 Feb 838-839
  Burial	Winchester Cathedral, London, England
  Person ID	I5965	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Family	Redburga,   b. Abt 788, Wessex, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Aethelwulf WESSEX, King Of England,   b. Abt 806, Wessex, England d. 13 Jan 857-858, England (Age ~ 52 years)   2. Edith WESSEX,   b. Abt 808   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Athelstan WESSEX,   b. Abt 810, Wessex, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Known as the first King of All England, he was forced into exile at the court of Charlemagne, by the powerful Offa, King of Mercia. Egbert returned to England in 802 and was recognized as king of Wessex. He defeated the rival Mercians at the battle of Ellendun in 825. In 829, the Northumbrians accepted hisoverlordship and he was proclaimed "Bretwalda" or sole ruler of Britain.

  
  

• Sources

  [S380] Sherry Huggins.