Coate/Dudick "Ancestrees"
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Aethelwulf King of England
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Spouses/Children:
Osburga
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Aethelwulf King of England 1 2 3 4 5
- Born: 801 3 6
- Marriage: Osburga
- Died: 1/13/858, Winchester Cathedral, London, ENG at age 57
 General Notes:
Also spelled Ethelwulf, he reigned as King of England (also King of Wessex) from 839-856. (C-865, C-2425) This is the information provided by Brian Tompsett on his Royal geanealogy site: "Reigned 839-856 (abdicated). Under-king of Kent 825-839 and 856-858. Renown for his military prowess, he reputedly defeated 350 viking ships (851). He reduced taxation, endowed the Church, made lay lands inheritable, and provided systems of poor relief." 7
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceeded, 2/4/1839. 8
Aethelwulf married Osburga, daughter of Oslac of Isle of Wight and Unknown.
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Sources
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Robert Jesse Harry, The Ancestors and Descendants of Hugh Harry and Elizabeth Brinton.
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Albert F. Schmuhl The Royal Lines.
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Stevens, Luke.
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"Maude Arundell Ross to Linda Coate E-mail letters dated June, 1998 at S._Arundel-Ross@bc.sympatico.ca."
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Blazier, Jo Ann, The Howards, From England to the Ohio Valley (c2002).
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Wilson, Randy, Ancestors of Edward III & Philippa.
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The Official Website of the British Monarchy at http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page428.asp.
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Tompsett, Brian, Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web at http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/GEDCOM.html.
Homepage by Linda Coate, lcoate@ancestrees.com (c2006)
