Queen Consort of Wessex Osburga

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• Name	Osburga
  Prefix	Queen Consort of Wessex
  Relationship	with Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
  Gender	Female
  To Lady Kathleen	30th great-grandmother
  Death	855
  Person ID	I1089	Enchanted Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Grand Butler of England of Hampshire Oslac
  Family ID	F497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	King of England Aethelwulf,   b. 795   d. 13 Jan 858 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	830
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Divorced	853
  	Divorce
  Children	1. King of England Aethelberht,   b. 836, , Wessex, England, United Kingdom d. 866, Sherborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom (Age 30 years)   2. King of England Aethelbald,   b. 834   d. 20 Dec 860 (Age 26 years) + 3. King of England Aethelred, I,   b. 844   d. 871, Wimborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom (Age 27 years) + 4. King of England Alfred, the Great,   b. 849, Wantage, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom d. 26 Oct 899, , , England, United Kingdom (Age 50 years)   5. King of Kent Aethelstan,   b. 830   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Queen of Mercia AEthelswith
  Family ID	F443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2012

  
  

• Notes

  She is best known for Asser's story about a book of Saxon songs which she showed to Alfred and his brothers, offering to give the book to whoever could first memorise it, a challenge which Alfred took up and won. This exhibits the interest of high status ninth-century women in books, and their role in educating their children.