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

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