Egberht (Egbert), King of the West Saxons^{[1, 2, 3]}

775 - 836  (61 years)

• Name	Egberht (Egbert)
  Suffix	King of the West Saxons
  Born	775	Wessex, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	802
  	King of the West Saxons: 802 to 839
  Died	4 Feb 836	Wessex, England
  Notes	!Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages of America (973 D2ah) Vol. 2 King of the West Saxons. After about three years in exile in France, during which he resided with Charlemagne, King of the Franks, Egbert returned to England in 802 to ascend the West Saxon throne. Soon afterward he held a "parliament" at Winchester, in which he ordered that his kingdom should be changed to that of England. Egbert spent a large part of his life in war. He conquered the West Welsh or the area known as Cornwall, subdued the people of Surrey, Sussex and Essex, and in 829 marched against Northumbria and Mercia. Though Egbert had succeeded in uniting a large part of England under his control, he was not King of England, for the idea of a territorial kingship belongs to a later period. There are still extant coins struck by Egbert, though these are now rare. H was on friendly terms with the Archbishop of Canterbury and with other bishops of England. In 834 his dominions were invaded by Scandinavian pirates and in 837 he fought a fierce battle against them in Hengestdune. When he died in 839 after a reign of thirty-seven years, he was succeeded by his son, Aethelwulf. !Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, chart 605. Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Robert F. Pfafman, p E-34. King of Wesex 802 - 827. King of England 827 - 839.
  Person ID	I1748533730	Red1st
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Ealhmund, King of Kent,   b. Abt 758, Wessex, England ,   d. Aft 19 Nov 838  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Unknown,   b. Abt 762, Wessex, England
  Family ID	F672151981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Redburga (Redburh), Queen of the West Saxons,   b. Abt 788, Wessex, England
  Children	+ 1. Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, Kent, Cornwall, the West Saxons and the East Saxons,   b. Abt 806, Aachen (Aix la Chapelle), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ,   d. 13 Jan 858, England  (Age ~ 52 years)   2. Edith, Princess of Wessex,   b. Abt 808, Wessex, England   3. Athelstan, Prince of Wessex,   b. Abt 810, Wessex, England
  Family ID	F672151533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 775 - Wessex, England Died - 4 Feb 836 - Wessex, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S25458533028] Darrin Lythgoe. [S25458533589] Dictionary of National Biography, 1st Ed., Ed: Leslie Stephen et al, (Oxford University Press, 1885 to 1900, c. 50 Vols), His own article. [S25458533684] Tim Powys-Lybbe.