Aethelbald WESSEX
- Born: Abt 840
- Marriage: Judith FRANCE
- Died: 860 about age 20
 General
Notes:
While his father, Ęthelwulf, was on
pilgrimage to Rome in 855, Ęthelbald plotted with the Bishop of Sherbourne and
the ealdorman of Somerset against him. The specific details of the plot are
unknown, but upon his return from Rome, Ęthelwulf found his direct authority
limited to the sub-kingdom of Kent, while Ęthelbald controlled Wessex.
Ęthelwulf died in 858, and full control passed to Ęthelbald. Perhaps Ęthelbald'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, Ęthelbert,
just as Ęthelwulf had planned.
Aethelbald married Judith FRANCE,
daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles II FRANCE and Ermentrude DE ORLEANS.
(Judith FRANCE was born in 850 in France and died after 870.)
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