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Facts

Also Known As Ecgbryht • Ecgberht
Died 839
Title / Office king (802-839), Wessex
Notable Family Members son Aethelwulf

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Egbert, from an undated engraving
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Penda
Anglo-Saxon king
Alfred the Great
Alfred
king of Wessex
Edward the Elder
Edward
Anglo-Saxon king
Aethelwulf, coin, 9th century; in the British Museum
Aethelwulf
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Ceolwulf
Anglo-Saxon king
Offa
Offa
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King of England
Ethelred the Unready
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Wulfhere
king of Mercia
Aethelred I
Aethelred I
king of Wessex and Kent
Edmund I
Edmund I
king of England
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Ceawlin
king of Wessex
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Ine
king of Wessex
Cerdic
Cerdic
king of Wessex
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Cenwalh
king of Wessex
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Cynegils
king of Wessex
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Centwine
king of Wessex
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Beorhtric
king of Wessex
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Caedwalla
king of Wessex
Aethelberht (Ethelbert)
Aethelberht
king of Wessex
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Sigebert
king of Wessex

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