Difference between revisions of "Egbert"
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72649" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72649" /> == | ||
<p> King of Wessex, a descendant of Cedric the founder; after an exile of 13 years at the court of [[Charlemagne]] ascended the throne in 800; reigned till 809, governing his people in tranquillity, when, by successful wars with the other | <p> King of Wessex, a descendant of Cedric the founder; after an exile of 13 years at the court of [[Charlemagne]] ascended the throne in 800; reigned till 809, governing his people in tranquillity, when, by successful wars with the other Saxon tribes, he in two years became virtual king of all England, and received the revived title of Bretwalda; <i> d </i> . 837. </p> | ||
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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
bishop of Lindisfarne, A.D. 803-821.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
King of Wessex, a descendant of Cedric the founder; after an exile of 13 years at the court of Charlemagne ascended the throne in 800; reigned till 809, governing his people in tranquillity, when, by successful wars with the other Saxon tribes, he in two years became virtual king of all England, and received the revived title of Bretwalda; d . 837.
