NameEthelwulf King of Wessex
Birthabt 800
Death13 Jan 858
Spouses
ChildrenAthelstan
Ethelbald (~834-860)
Ethelbert (~836-866)
Ethelswith (-888)
Ethelred_I (ca840-871)
Marriage1 Oct 856, Verberie sur Oise, France
Notes for Ethelwulf King of Wessex
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.