Æthelbald, King of Wessex
King of Wessex
- Fame56.7
- Momentum4.2
- Global rank#103
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- Fame56.7
- Momentum4.2
- Global rank#103
- Politicians rank#40
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Lived 835–860, aged 25
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Updated 2026-06-08
A ninth-century Saxon king who seized the throne from his own father when the old man returned from Rome with a child bride — then married her himself.
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Æthelbald was the second of five sons of King Æthelwulf of Wessex, fighting beside his father at the Battle of Aclea in 851 to drive back Viking raiders. When Æthelwulf left on pilgrimage to Rome in 855, he split the kingdom: Æthelbald took Wessex, his younger brother Æthelberht took Kent. The trouble began in 856 when Æthelwulf returned with a twelve-year-old Frankish princess, Judith, as his new queen — and Æthelbald refused to surrender the crown. Whether Wessex was divided between them or Æthelberht stepped aside remains disputed, but when Æthelwulf died in 858 Æthelbald held Wessex and pr…
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