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Osburga or Osburh was the first wife of King Æthelwulf of Wessex and mother of Alfred the Great, "a religious woman, noble both by birth and by nature". Osburga's existence is known only from Asser's Life of King Alfred. She is not named as witness to any charters, nor is her death reported in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
Santa Osburga de Coventry fue primera abadesa del monasterio de Coventry. No sabemos nada de esta santa, su existencia es a menudo cuestionada por algunos estudiosos. Es bastante difícil la exacta ubicación terrenal de su vida, según algunos, la fecha de su muerte es de alrededor de 1018, mientras que según otros estudiosos habría vivido en el siglo VII. Estudios recientes han documentado ...
Media in category "Osburga" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Alfred George Stevens (1817-1875) - King Alfred and his Mother - N01923 - National Gallery.jpg 1,125 × 1,200; 250 KB
Osburga se casa con Æthelwulf mientras todavía es rey de Kent bajo la autoridad de su padre Ecgberht, es decir, antes de 839. Tienen al menos seis hijos, cinco hijos y una hija: Æthelstan, rey de Kent bajo la autoridad de su padre hasta su muerte, hacia 852; Ethelbald, rey de Wessex desde 858 hasta 860;
Osburga's existence is known only from Asser 's "Life of King Alfred". She is not named as witness to any charters, nor is her death reported in the " Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ". It is presumed, but nowhere recorded, that she was also the mother of Alfred's older brothers Æthelstan of Wessex , Æthelbald of Wessex , Æthelberht of Wessex , Æthelred of Wessex , and of his sister Æthelswith ...
Osburh Osburga of Isle of Wight of Wessex (Unknown) (est. 810 - bef. 856)
16 de oct. de 2023 · Kids Encyclopedia Facts. Osburh (or Osburga) was an Anglo-Saxon saint who rested at Coventry Cathedral. Although there is some tradition holding her to be an early 11th-century abbess of Coventry Abbey, it is suspected that her cult predates the Viking Age. A 14th-century note in MS Bodley 438 mentions an early nunnery at Coventry.
