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Osburh (Unknown) of Wessex (abt. 810 - bef. 856)

Osburh "Osburga of Isle of Wight" of Wessex formerly [surname unknown]
Born about in Wessex, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 0825 in Wessexmap
Descendants descendants
Died before before about age 46 in Wessexmap
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Biography

Osburh's name and existence as wife of Æthelwulf is known only from Asser's Life of King Alfred. Asser said that she was daughter of Oslac (also not known from any other source), butler of Æthelwulf, and that her father was of Gothic ancestry, and was descended from Stuf and Wihtgar, two brothers who were Jutes and were entrusted with the Isle of Wight by their uncle King Cerdic.[1] She is normally regarded as the mother of Æthelwulf's children:[2]

Asser portrayed Osburh as "an extremely devout woman, noble in mind, noble also by descent."[1]

Osburh presumably died by 856, when Æthelwulf married Judith of the Franks.[2]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Asser. Life of King Alfred, translated by Albert S Cook, Ginn and Company, 1906, pp. 2-3, Internet Archive
  2. 2.0 2.1 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry by Janet L Nelson for 'Osburh [Osburga]', print and online 2004
  • The Henry Project, entry for 'Osburh, wife of Æthelwulf'
  • Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands.Entry for ÆTHELWULF, son of ECGBERHT King of Wessex
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry by Janet L Nelson for 'Osburh [Osburga]', print and online 2004
  • Asser. Life of King Alfred, translated by Albert S Cook, Ginn and Company, 1906, pp. 2-3 and 14, Internet Archive
  • Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Vol. 42, p. 305, entry for 'OSBURGA or OSBURH (fl. 861)', Wikisource
  • Wikipedia: Osburh




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I plan soon to do some work on this profile on behalf of the Medieval Project
posted by Michael Cayley
I have now finished the main work I intend on this profile. If anyone spots any typos etc, please either correct them or message me. I have replaced text copied and pasted from Wikipedia.
posted by Michael Cayley
England did not become a country until 927. Should location be simply Wessex for birth and death?
posted by Sara Rice
Well spotted. It is probably safe to assume she died in Wessex.
posted by Michael Cayley
Janet L. Nelson, ‘Osburh (fl. 839)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 30 Sept 2017
posted by C. Mackinnon
Clarification of birth date of Osburh about 805 and her father Oslac in year 800
posted by Roger Marble
Please note that her LNAB must stay "Unknown."
posted by Roger Travis Jr.

Rejected matches › Oslac Unknown (abt.0780-abt.0856)

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