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England in 839

Name: England in 839 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for England in 839, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records

4Events

5Named people

4Places

3Categories

Historical records

Other Events

839Death of EgbertEgbert

Northumbria · House / House of Northumbria

Death of Egbert, end of a succesful 37 year reign

839Independence of EnglandEthelwulf

Mercia · House / House of Wessex

Mercia regains its independence from Wessex

839Independence of MerciaEthelwulf

Mercia · House / House of Wessex

Mercia regains its independence from Wessex

839SuccessionAethelwulf

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Succeeds as King of Wessex. Gives Kent, Essex, Surrey & Sussex to his eldest son Athelstan

839SuccessionAthelstan

Kent · House / House of Wessex

Succeeds as King of Kent

839SuccessionEthelwulf

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Succeeds as King of Wessex

839SuccessionWigmund

Mercia · House / House of Mercia

Succeeds as King of Mercia

Names involved

AethelwulfAthelstanEgbertEthelwulfWigmund

Places involved

KentMerciaNorthumbriaWessex

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.