King Ethelbert or Æþelberht of Wessex (Means Magnificent Noble) was a son of Ethelwulf of Wessex and was born in around 835 AD. He succeeded his brother, Ethelbald of Wessex, as King of Wessex in 860, but died without issue in about 865. Like his father and brother he was also crowned at Kingston upon Thames. His reign saw a Danish plundering of Kent and raids in Northumbria, both led by Ragnar Lodbrok. They had also penetrated as far as Winchester in Ethelbert's early reign. He was buried at Sherborne Abbey in Dorset. Events First attack on Constantinople by Swedish Vikings (the Rus, see Varangians). ... Events Ethelred succeeds as king of Wessex (or 866). ... Events Ragnar Lodbrok rises to power (approximate date) The celebration of All Saints is made an obligation throughout the Frankish Empire and fixed on November 1. ... Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the kingdom of England. ... Events Ethelred succeeds as king of Wessex (or 866). ... Ethelwulf or Æþelvvulf was the elder son of King Egbert of Wessex. ... Map of the British Isles circa 802 Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the Kingdom of England. ... Ethelwulf or Æþelvvulf was the elder son of King Egbert of Wessex. ... Events Ragnar Lodbrok rises to power (approximate date) The celebration of All Saints is made an obligation throughout the Frankish Empire and fixed on November 1. ... King Ethelbald of Wessex or Æþelbald (Means roughly Noble Bold) was the eldest son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex and was born in about 831 or 834. ... Events First attack on Constantinople by Swedish Vikings (the Rus, see Varangians). ... Events Ethelred succeeds as king of Wessex (or 866). ... Kingston upon Thames, part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is an ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned, and is now a lively suburb of London. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of a petty kingdom of Angles which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, from two smaller kingdoms of Bernicia and Diera, and... An 1857 painting by August Malmström depicting King Aellas messenger before Ragnar Lodbroks sons. ... Winchester Cathedral as seen from the Cathedral Close Arms of Winchester City Council Winchester is a city in southern England, and the administrative capital of the county of Hampshire, with a population of around 35,000. ... Sherborne Abbey The Abbey Church of St. ... For other uses, see Dorset (disambiguation). ...

He was also King of Kent and issued charters under the style of King of the West Saxons and the Kentishmen [1] [2] [3] [4].

King Ethelbald of Wessex or Æþelbald (Means roughly Noble Bold) was the eldest son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex and was born in about 831 or 834. ... This is a list of monarchs of Wessex until 924. ... Events First attack on Constantinople by Swedish Vikings (the Rus, see Varangians). ... Events Ethelred succeeds as king of Wessex (or 866). ... Life King Ethelred I (Old English: Æþelræd) (c. ... Kings of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent Most of the dates of reigns below have multiple alternate values, the sources being in disagreement. ... Events First attack on Constantinople by Swedish Vikings (the Rus, see Varangians). ... Events Ethelred succeeds as king of Wessex (or 866). ...

See also

List of monarchs of Kent Kings of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent Most of the dates of reigns below have multiple alternate values, the sources being in disagreement. ...

Chronology of Kentish Kings Chronology of Kentish Kings The regnal dates for the earlier kings are known only from Bede, who piously expunged apostates (Unde cunctis placuit regum tempora computantibus, ut ablata de medio regum perfidorum memoria, idem annus sequentis regis), and seems also to have deliberately suppressed details of short or joint reigns...