Permanent historical factsheet

Rule of Wessex

England · Warfare / Wessex War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
733–856Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

733

Aethelbald733

Wessex · Warfare / Mercia-Wessex War

Rules a large part of Wessex after capturing Somerton from King Athelheard

856

Ethelwulf856

Wessex · Warfare / Wessex War

Ethelwulf is left with Kent, Sussex, Surrey & Essex for himself

Names involved

AethelbaldEthelwulf

Provenance

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