 Ealhmund Under-King Of Kent, son of Eaba of Wessex and N.N..Born ± ABT. 758 at Wessex, England, died ± ABT. 786 at Wessex, England, approximately 28 years [Neet3.FTW] Literature, 731 AD Nonfiction: Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum by English scholar Bede, 58, of the monastery at Jarrow, marks the beginning of English literature. Bede will be known as "the venerable Bede" beginning in the next century. Source: The People's Chronology is licensed from Henry Holt and Company, Inc. Copyright © 1994 by James Trager. All rights reserved. Married/ Related to:  Daughter of Aethelbert II of Kent, daughter of Aethelbert II King of Kent and N.N.. PRIVACY FILTERChild: 1. Egbert III "The Great" King Of WessexBorn ± ABT. 784 at Wessex, England When Ecgbert becomes King of Wessex in 802, Wessex begins to supplant Mercia as the dominate kingdom in England. In 825, this is completed as Ecgbert defeats Mercia at the Battle of Ellandun. By 827, Egbert has become, in essense, the king of all England. In 836, he defeats an invasion by the Danes at Hingston Down. -------- Known as the first King of All England, he was forced into a period of 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 his over-lordship and he was proclaimed "Bretwalda" or sole ruler of Britain. Source: www.britannia.com | |||
| 2nd marriage/ relation Ealhmund Under-King Of Kent, son of Eaba of Wessex and N.N..Married/ Related to: N.N. Child: 1. Egbert III "The Great" King Of WessexBorn ± ABT. 784 at Wessex, England When Ecgbert becomes King of Wessex in 802, Wessex begins to supplant Mercia as the dominate kingdom in England. In 825, this is completed as Ecgbert defeats Mercia at the Battle of Ellandun. By 827, Egbert has become, in essense, the king of all England. In 836, he defeats an invasion by the Danes at Hingston Down. -------- Known as the first King of All England, he was forced into a period of 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 his over-lordship and he was proclaimed "Bretwalda" or sole ruler of Britain. Source: www.britannia.com | |||
Adopted child: Egbert III "The Great" King Of Wessex | |||