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in our Database | |  | | |  | | Birth Date | 0732 Kingdom of Wessex | | Death Date | 0762 Kingdom of Wessex | | Father | Eoppa King of West Saxons | Born: 0706 Wessex, England | Died: 0781 | | Mother | | Born: | | | Eaba
Notes: | Occupation: King of Mercians in Anglo-Saxon England (757-796), Did not rule. Married a Kentish princess., Prins van Wessex, King of West Saxons, King of Kent, Did not rule., koning van Wessex, 9H4Y-JGD, edele Wessex
| | Notes: | Eaba His father was Eoppa. It has been speculated that he married a Kentish princess (name unknown) because his son was given a Kentish name, Ealhmund, and is usually identified with the Ealhmund who occurs in Kent in the next generation. Eafas son Ealhmund went on to be the father of Egbert, King of Wessex. Eafa of Wessex was a member of the House of Wessex. Although recorded as a member of the direct male line from Cynric to Egbert. Eafa was never king due to usurpations by junior branches of the family (see House of Wessex family tree). . He was born c. 730 and his death date is unknown. He married a Kentish princess (name unknown), thus giving his son Ealhmund a claim to the Kentish throne, which he duly occupied. Ealhmund went on to be the father of Egbert of Wessex, the first King of England.
| | | 1 | Children | Birth Death | Mother | Spouse | Grand Children | 1  | Ealhmund Under King Of Kent | b.0758 Wessex, England
d.0786 Wessex, England (Killed by King Offa of Mercia) | | | | 1 Alburga Saint Alburga | | | 2 Egbert king of Wessex b.0769 | |
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