Ethelbert of Wessex
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| Rank: | 4th |
| Ruled: | 860-865 |
| Predecessor: | Ethelbald |
| Date of Birth: | 835 |
| Place of Birth: | Wessex, England |
| Wife: | Never married |
| Date of Death: | 865 |
| Parents: | Ethelwulf and Osburga |
King Ethelbert of Wessex 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. 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.
| Preceded by: Ethelbald | King of Wessex | Succeeded by: Ethelred |
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