Osburh or Osburga (also Osburga Oslacsdotter) was the first wife of King Æthelwulf of Wessex and mother of King Alfred the Great. Alfred's biographer,...
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Osburh (or Osburga) was a Saint in Coventry, probably Anglo-Saxon but see below. Nothing about her life has survived to the present day. Her mortal remains...
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death in 865. He was the third son of King Æthelwulf by his first wife, Osburh. Æthelberht was first recorded as a witness to a charter in 854. The following...
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death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald...
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He is known to have had two wives in succession, and so far as is known, Osburh, the senior of the two, was the mother of all his children. She was the...
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871) c. 886 – 26 October 899 (13 years) 849 Son of Æthelwulf of Wessex and Osburh Ealhswith of Gainsborough 868 5 children 26 October 899 Aged about 50 Son...
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Æthelbald was the second son of King Æthelwulf and probably of his first wife Osburh, who was the mother of Alfred the Great. As Æthelstan was old enough to...
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kingdom. Æthelred was the fourth of five sons of King Æthelwulf. His mother, Osburh, was of West Saxon royal descent. According to the historian Sean Miller...
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Alfred the Great, the Welsh historian Asser states that Alfred's mother Osburh was of partial Goth ancestry through her father Oslac. The Visigoths were...
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show also gave Ælla a daughter, Judith, who takes the historical role of Osburh, as the mother of Alfred the Great. The character's name seems taken from...
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Æthelwulf, and the genealogies of both Aethelwulf, and Alfred’s mother, Osburh, were used to justify his rule over England. His marriage with Ealhswith...
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St Osburg's Church, Coventry (redirect from Saint Osburh's Church)
History Status Active Founder(s) Bishop William Ullathorne OSB Dedication Osburh of Coventry Architecture Functional status Parish church Heritage designation...
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Mildrith of Thanet Milred of Worcester Oda of Canterbury Oswald of Worcester Osburh of Coventry Regenhere of Northampton Rumbold of Buckingham Tibba of Ryhall...
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Michael Lapidge suggest that he may have been a relative of Alfred's mother Osburh, or a son of Oswald filius regis (king's son), who in turn may have been...
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I, Viking king of Denmark Liudger, bishop of Utrecht (approximate date) Osburh, queen of Wessex (approximate date) Sahnun ibn Sa'id, Muslim jurist (or...
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Mildrith of Thanet Milred of Worcester Oda of Canterbury Oswald of Worcester Osburh of Coventry Regenhere of Northampton Rumbold of Buckingham Tibba of Ryhall...
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fifth on hers by their common descent from King Æthelwulf and his wife Osburh. The twelfth century chronicler John of Worcester stated that Oda separated...
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802–839 Judith c. 843–870 Æthelwulf c. 795–858 22nd King of Wessex 839–858 Osburh ? Æthelstan d. c. 852 King of Kent 839–851 Æthelbald c. 831–860 23rd King...
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the Kingdom of Wessex, making them ancestors of Alfred the Great's mother Osburh. The account further describes how Wihtgar and Stuf were of Jutish and Gothic...
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king of Wessex (r. 871-899), is born to parents Aethelwulf of Wessex and Osburh. 865 Arrival of the Great Heathen Army. 871 April Alfred the Great succeeds...
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Ásleikr/Anslech/Oslac, Ansfridus, Anshelmus/Anselm, Ansgisus/Ansegisus, Ansbrecht/Osbert, Osburh, Osgyth, Osthryth ar, ara, ari, arni, earn eagle Y Arafrid, Aramund, Arswind...
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Mildrith of Thanet Milred of Worcester Oda of Canterbury Oswald of Worcester Osburh of Coventry Regenhere of Northampton Rumbold of Buckingham Tibba of Ryhall...
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Mildrith of Thanet Milred of Worcester Oda of Canterbury Oswald of Worcester Osburh of Coventry Regenhere of Northampton Rumbold of Buckingham Tibba of Ryhall...
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Mildrith of Thanet Milred of Worcester Oda of Canterbury Oswald of Worcester Osburh of Coventry Regenhere of Northampton Rumbold of Buckingham Tibba of Ryhall...
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doubtful historicity – – – no earlier than 802 no later than 839 – Egbert Osburh Father, Oslac – before 839 839 no later than 856 – Æthelwulf Judith Father...
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Mildrith of Thanet Milred of Worcester Oda of Canterbury Oswald of Worcester Osburh of Coventry Regenhere of Northampton Rumbold of Buckingham Tibba of Ryhall...
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Mildrith of Thanet Milred of Worcester Oda of Canterbury Oswald of Worcester Osburh of Coventry Regenhere of Northampton Rumbold of Buckingham Tibba of Ryhall...
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Mildrith of Thanet Milred of Worcester Oda of Canterbury Oswald of Worcester Osburh of Coventry Regenhere of Northampton Rumbold of Buckingham Tibba of Ryhall...
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Frych, King of Gwynedd. 849 Alfred, son of Æthelwulf of Wessex and Queen Osburh, is born at Wantage. 851 Kentish ships defeat Vikings off Sandwich in the...
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Mildrith of Thanet Milred of Worcester Oda of Canterbury Oswald of Worcester Osburh of Coventry Regenhere of Northampton Rumbold of Buckingham Tibba of Ryhall...
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