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Authors: Alison Weir

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In
c.
863, she married thirdly Baldwin I, Count of Flanders (
d.c.
879), at Auxerre, France, and had issue:
1  Charles (died young).
2  Baldwin II, Count of Flanders (
d
.918), who married Elfrida of Wessex (
see here
, under King Alfred), and had issue. One of their descendants was Matilda, wife of William I.
3  Rudolf, Count and Abbot of Cambrai.
4  Gunhilda, who married Wilfred I, Count of Barcelona (
d
.897).
Judith died in
c
.870.
ETHELWULF
He died on 13 January (or late in the year), 858, and was buried in Winchester Cathedral.
He was succeeded by his son Ethelbald.
King Ethelbald
F
ATHER
:
Ethelwulf, King of Wessex
(
see here
).
M
OTHER
:
Osburga
(
see here
, under
King Ethelwulf
).
S
IBLINGS
: (
see here
, under
King Ethelwulf
).
ETHELBALD
He was born in
c
.834. He succeeded his father as King of Wessex on 13 January (or late in the year), 858, and was crowned soon afterwards at Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey.
Ethelbald married
, in 860 (although no record exists as to where):
Judith
She was his father’s widow, and the marriage was frowned upon. It was annulled that same year. There was no issue from it. (Judith’s details are given under King Ethelwulf,
see here
).
ETHELBALD
He died on 20 December, 860, and was buried in Sherborne Abbey, Dorset.
He was succeeded by his brother Ethelbert.
King Ethelbert
F
ATHER
:
Ethelwulf, King of Wessex
(
see here
).
M
OTHER
:
Osburga
(
see here
, under
King Ethelwulf
).
S
IBLINGS
: (
see here
, under
King Ethelwulf
).
ETHELBERT
He was born in
c.
836. He became ‘Subregulus’ of Kent in 853 or 855, and succeeded his brother Ethelbald as King of Wessex on 20 December, 860. He was crowned soon afterwards at Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey.
He died, unmarried and childless, in 865/6, and was buried in Sherborne Abbey, Dorset.
He was succeeded by his brother Ethelred.
Ethelred I
F
ATHER
:
Ethelwulf, King of Wessex
(
see here
).
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