King of England Aethelbald^[1]

834 - 860  (26 years)

• Name	Aethelbald
  Title	King of England
  Relationship	with Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
  Birth	834
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	855
  	Plotted against his Father to Rule England
  Occupation	856-860  [2]
  	King of England
  Stories and Notes	While his father, Aethelwulf, was on pilgrimage to Rome in 855, Aethelbald plotted with the Bishop of Sherbourne and the ealdorman of Somerset against him. The details of the plot are unknown, but upon his return from Rome, Aethelwulf found his direct authority limited to the sub-kingdom of Kent, while Aethelbald controlled Wessex. Aethelwulf died in 858, and full control passed to Aethelbald who married his father's widow Judith. However under pressure from the church the marriage was annulled after a year. Perhaps Aethelbald's premature power grab was occasioned by impatience, or greed, or lack of confidence in his father's succession plans. Whatever the case, he did not live long to enjoy it. He died in 860, passing the throne to his brother, Aethelbert.
  To Lady Kathleen	30 x great uncle
  Death	20 Dec 860
  Person ID	I3237	Enchanted Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	King of England Aethelwulf,   b. 795   d. 13 Jan 858 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Queen Consort of Wessex Osburga   d. 855
  Marriage	830
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Divorced	853
  	Divorce
  Family ID	F443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judith, of the West Franks,   b. 844   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	860
  	Type: Annulled
  Family ID	F1764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2012

  
  

• Documents

  King Aethelbald (856 - 860)

  
  

• Sources

  [S169] Wikipedia, Link (Reliability: 3). [S206] Britannia.com, http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon3.html (Reliability: 3). This is a site about him