Egbert III (Ecgberht), Bretwalda, Vestseaxna Cyning, King of Wessex

ca. 771 - 838  (~ 67 jaar)

• Naam	Egbert III (Ecgberht)
  Achtervoegsel	Bretwalda, Vestseaxna Cyning, King of Wessex
  Geboren	ca. 771	Wessex, England, United Kingdom
  Geslacht	Mannelijk
  	789	Aachen, NRW, Deutschland
  	Cynewulf was murdered in 786. His succession was contested by Ecgberht, but he was defeated by Beorhtric, maybe with Offa's assistance.[16][17] The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that Ecgberht spent three years in Francia before he was king, exiled by Beorhtric and Offa. The text says "iii" for three, but this may have been a scribal error, with the correct reading being "xiii", that is, thirteen years. Beorhtric's reign lasted sixteen years, and not thirteen; and all extant texts of the Chronicle agree on "iii", but many modern accounts assume that Ecgberht did indeed spend thirteen years in Francia
  	802	Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
  	Beorhtric died in 802, and Ecgberht came to the throne of Wessex, probably with the support of Charlemagne and perhaps also the papacy.
  	815	Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
  	In 815 the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that Ecgberht ravaged the whole of the territories of the remaining British kingdom, Dumnonia, known to the author of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the West Welsh; their territory was about equivalent to what is now Cornwall
  	823	Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
  	a charter indicates that Ecgberht was campaigning in Dumnonia again; this may have been related to a battle recorded in the Chronicle at Gafulford in 823, between the men of Devon and the Britons of Cornwall
  	825	Wroughton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
  	Battle of Ellandun one of the most important battles in Anglo-Saxon history took place, when Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellandun—now Wroughton, near Swindon. This battle marked the end of the Mercian domination of southern England
  	829	London, England, United Kingdom
  	In 829 Ecgberht invaded Mercia and drove Wiglaf, the king of Mercia, into exile. This victory gave Ecgberht control of the London Mint, and he issued coins as King of Mercia.[25] It was after this victory that the West Saxon scribe described him as a bretwalda, meaning 'wide-ruler' or perhaps 'Britain-ruler', in a famous passage in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
  	nov 829	Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  	Later in 829, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Ecgberht received the submission of the Northumbrians at Dore (now a suburb of Sheffield); the Northumbrian king was probably Eanred.[33] According to a later chronicler, Roger of Wendover, Ecgberht invaded Northumbria and plundered it
  	830	Wales, United Kingdom
  	Ecgberht led a successful expedition against the Welsh, almost certainly with the intent of extending West Saxon influence into the Welsh lands previously within the Mercian orbit. This marked the high point of Ecgberht's influence
  	836	Carhampton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
  	Defeated in 836 at Carhampton by the Danes
  	838	Gunnislake (Dowrgonna), Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
  	Battle of Hingston Down won a battle against Danes and their allies the West Welsh at the Battle of Hingston Down in Cornwall
  Overleden	19 nov 838	Wessex, England, United Kingdom
  Begraven	Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
  Voorouders
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Elasius,   geb. vóór 440  (10 x Overgrootvader)
  Persoon-ID	I7529	Spinder
  Laatst gewijzigd op	1 feb 2020

  
  

  Vader	Ealhmund, King of Kent,   geb. 745,   ovl. 827  (Leeftijd 82 jaar)
  Gezins-ID	F4862	Gezinsblad  |  Familiekaart

  
  

  Gezin	Redburga of Franconia, Queen Consort of Wessex
  Kinderen	+ 1. Æthelwulf, King of Wessex,   geb. ca. 795, Aachen, NRW, Deutschland ,   ovl. 13 jan 858, Kent, England, United Kingdom  (Leeftijd ~ 63 jaar) ▻ Osburga, Queen Consort of Wessex  getr. 839;   Judith de France  getr. 1 okt 856
  Laatst gewijzigd op	16 sep 2014
  Gezins-ID	F2430	Gezinsblad  |  Familiekaart

  
  

• Gebeurteniskaart		Geboren - ca. 771 - Wessex, England, United Kingdom - Cynewulf was murdered in 786. His succession was contested by Ecgberht, but he was defeated by Beorhtric, maybe with Offa's assistance.[16][17] The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that Ecgberht spent three years in Francia before he was king, exiled by Beorhtric and Offa. The text says "iii" for three, but this may have been a scribal error, with the correct reading being "xiii", that is, thirteen years. Beorhtric's reign lasted sixteen years, and not thirteen; and all extant texts of the Chronicle agree on "iii", but many modern accounts assume that Ecgberht did indeed spend thirteen years in Francia - 789 - Aachen, NRW, Deutschland - Beorhtric died in 802, and Ecgberht came to the throne of Wessex, probably with the support of Charlemagne and perhaps also the papacy. - 802 - Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - In 815 the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that Ecgberht ravaged the whole of the territories of the remaining British kingdom, Dumnonia, known to the author of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the West Welsh; their territory was about equivalent to what is now Cornwall - 815 - Cornwall, England, United Kingdom - a charter indicates that Ecgberht was campaigning in Dumnonia again; this may have been related to a battle recorded in the Chronicle at Gafulford in 823, between the men of Devon and the Britons of Cornwall - 823 - Cornwall, England, United Kingdom - Battle of Ellandun one of the most important battles in Anglo-Saxon history took place, when Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellandun—now Wroughton, near Swindon. This battle marked the end of the Mercian domination of southern England - 825 - Wroughton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom - In 829 Ecgberht invaded Mercia and drove Wiglaf, the king of Mercia, into exile. This victory gave Ecgberht control of the London Mint, and he issued coins as King of Mercia.[25] It was after this victory that the West Saxon scribe described him as a bretwalda, meaning 'wide-ruler' or perhaps 'Britain-ruler', in a famous passage in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle - 829 - London, England, United Kingdom - Later in 829, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Ecgberht received the submission of the Northumbrians at Dore (now a suburb of Sheffield); the Northumbrian king was probably Eanred.[33] According to a later chronicler, Roger of Wendover, Ecgberht invaded Northumbria and plundered it - nov 829 - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - Ecgberht led a successful expedition against the Welsh, almost certainly with the intent of extending West Saxon influence into the Welsh lands previously within the Mercian orbit. This marked the high point of Ecgberht's influence - 830 - Wales, United Kingdom - Defeated in 836 at Carhampton by the Danes - 836 - Carhampton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom - Battle of Hingston Down won a battle against Danes and their allies the West Welsh at the Battle of Hingston Down in Cornwall - 838 - Gunnislake (Dowrgonna), Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Overleden - 19 nov 838 - Wessex, England, United Kingdom Begraven - - Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom  = Link naar Google Earth
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• Documenten

  Ecgberht's name, spelled Ecgbriht, from the 827 entry in the C manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

  
  

• Aantekeningen

  Egbert of Wessex (also spelled Ecgberht, Ecgbert or Ecgbriht; 769 or 771 ? 839) was King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839. His father was Ealhmund of Kent. In the 780s Egbert was forced into exile by Offa of Mercia and Beorhtric of Wessex, but on Beorhtric's death in 802 Egbert returned and took the throne. Little is known of the first 20 years of Egbert's reign, but it is thought that he was able to maintain Wessex's independence against the kingdom of Mercia, which at that time dominated the other southern English kingdoms. In 825 Egbert defeated Beornwulf of Mercia and ended Mercia's supremacy at the Battle of Ellandun, and proceeded to take control of the Mercian dependencies in southeastern England. In 829 Egbert defeated Wiglaf of Mercia and drove him out of his kingdom, temporarily ruling Mercia directly. Later that year Egbert received the submission of the Northumbrian king at Dore. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle subsequently described Egbert as a bretwalda, or "Ruler of Britain". Egbert was unable to maintain this dominant position, and within a year Wiglaf regained the throne of Mercia. However, Wessex did retain control of Kent, Sussex and Surrey; these territories were given to Egbert's son