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Æthelbald, King of Wessex (died 860) was the second of five sons of King Æthelwulf of Wessex. Æthelbald's elder brother Æthelstan defeated the Vikings in 850 in the first recorded sea battle in English history, and probably died in the early 850s. The next year Æthelwulf and Æthelbald inflicted another defeat on the Vikings at the Battle of Aclea. In 855 Æthelwulf went on pilgrimage to Rome and appointed Æthelbald king of Wessex, while Æthelberht, the next oldest son, became king of Kent, which had been conquered by Wessex thirty years earlier. Æthelbald may have continued as king of Wessex after his father's return to England in 856, and was certainly king after his father died in 858. When Æthelbald died in 860, Æthelberht became king of both Wessex and Kent, which were never again divided. Two of their younger brothers later became kings of Wessex: Æthelred I reigned from Æthelberht's death in 865 until 871, and Alfred the Great reigned from 871 to 899. (Full article...)
Just a suggested blurb ... thoughts and edits are welcome. - Dank (push to talk) 02:00, 24 November 2019 (UTC) Pinging Dudley Miles; we're doing blurbs for articles promoted at FAC in the third quarter of 2018. - Dank (push to talk) 02:04, 25 November 2019 (UTC)