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Aethelwulf<br><b>Born:</b> 795 at Aachen<br><b>Parents:</b> Egbert and Redburh<br><b>Relation to Charles III:</b> 34th great-grandfather<br><b>House of:</b> Wessex<br><b>Became King:</b> 839<br><b>Crowned:</b> 839 at Kingston-upon-Thames<br><b>Married:</b> (1) c 830, Osburh, dau. Oslac of Hampshire (2) Judith, dau. Charles the Bald, king of the Franks<br><b>Children:</b> 6 children including Aethelbald, Aethelbert, Aethelred, and Alfred<br><b>Died:</b> January 13, 858 at Steyning, Sussex<br><b>Buried at:</b> Winchester<br><b>Succeeded by:</b> his son Aethelbald<p>Aethelwulf was the son of Egbert and a sub-king of Kent. He assumed the throne of Wessex upon his father's death in 839. His reign is characterized by Viking invasions and repulsions common to all English rulers of the time, but the making of war was not his chief claim to fame. Aethelwulf is remembered, however dimly, as a highly religious man who cared about the establishment and preservation of the church. He was also a wealthy man and controlled vast resources. Out of these resources, he gave generously, to Rome and to religious houses that were in need.</p><br> <!-- Timeline --> <h2 class="c-article__title--secondary">Timeline for King Aethelwulf</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Event</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr><td>839</td><td>Aethelwulf succeeds his father Egbert as King of Wessex</td></tr><tr><td>841</td><td>Vikings raid Kent and East Anglia, and establish a settlement at Dublin</td></tr><tr><td>842</td><td>Many die in London and Rochester during Viking raids</td></tr><tr><td>844</td><td>Kenneth MacAlpine, King of the Scots, conquers the Picts; founds a unified Scotland</td></tr><tr><td>845</td><td>Vikings are defeated by a Saxon force at the River Parrett</td></tr><tr><td>851</td><td>Vikings forces enter Thames estuary and march on Canterbury</td></tr><tr><td>855</td><td>Aethelwulf goes on a pilgrimage to Rome accompanied by his son Alfred</td></tr><tr><td>858</td><td>Aethelwulf returns but finds his son Aethelbald has taken control of Wessex</td></tr><tr><td>858</td><td>Aethelwulf dies at Steyning in Sussex. 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