Ecgberht, King of Wessex - Wikipedia Ecgberht (died 839), also spelled Egbert, Ecgbert, Ecgbriht, Ecgbeorht, and Ecbert, was King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839 His father was King Ealhmund of Kent
Egbert | King of England, Saxon Ruler, Reformer | Britannica Egbert was the king of the West Saxons from 802 to 839, who formed around Wessex a kingdom so powerful that it eventually achieved the political unification of England (mid-10th century)
King Egbert of Wessex - World History Encyclopedia Egbert of Wessex (l c 770-839 CE, r 802-839 CE; also given as Ecgberht, Ecbert) was the most powerful and influential king of Wessex prior to the reign of Alfred the Great (r 871-899 CE)
Egbert, or Ecgbehrt, the first King of all England Egbert, in Old English Ecgbehrt, the first King of all England, was born around 770-780 He was the son of Ealhmund, King of Kent, who is mentioned in a charter of 784
Who was Egbert of Wessex? - World History Edu Egbert, echoing other Saxon rulers, proclaimed descent from the noble lineage of Cerdic, the founder of the House of Wessex His father, Ealhmund, ruled Kent in 784, yet his reign remains minimally noted in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
King Egbert - Historic UK Egbert (Ecgherht) was the first monarch to establish a stable and extensive rule over all of Anglo-Saxon England In the latter years of his reign however, the arrival of the Vikings was about to turn England and its kingdoms upside down…
History Uncovered - King Egbert 802-839 King Egbert (c 771-839), ruler of Wessex from 802 to 839, stands as one of the most influential early Anglo-Saxon kings His reign marked a crucial turning point in English history, as he laid the foundations for the eventual unification of England
King Egbert (Ecgberht) | Britroyals Key facts about King Egbert (Ecgberht) who was born c 769, reigned (802 - 839) including biography, historical timeline and links to the British royal family tree