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Osburh or Osburga (also Osburga Oslacsdotter) was the first wife of King Æthelwulf of Wessex and mother of King Alfred the Great. Alfred's biographer, Asser, described her as "a most religious woman, noble in character and noble by birth". [1] Sources. Osburh's existence is known only from Asser's Life of King Alfred.
- Æthelwulf of Wessex
Æthelwulf's father Ecgberht was king of Wessex from 802 to...
- Osburh of Coventry
Osburh (or Osburga) was a Saint in Coventry, probably...
- Æthelwulf of Wessex
Ethelwulfo ( pronunciación en inglés antiguo [ æðelwuɫf] 1 ; Traducción del Inglés antiguo para "Lobo Noble" 2 ; fue rey de Wessex de 839 a 858. Nació en el año 806, falleció el 13 de enero de 858 siendo el primogénito de Egberto, rey de Wessex, de Mercia, y de Redburga, posiblemente de una princesa carolingia.
20 de nov. de 2018 · He was married to the princess Osburh (c. 839-c.854 CE), daughter of Oslac (Aethelwulf's butler and confidante), with whom he had a daughter and five sons, the youngest of which was Alfred the Great (r. 871-899 CE).
- Joshua J. Mark
Osburga (?–c. 855) Queen of Wessex and the English. Name variations: Osburh; Osburgha; she is often confused with a St. Osburga who founded Coventry Abbey.
Asser tells us Osburh was a most religious woman, noble in birth and noble in character. Assuming Osburh was Aethelwulf’s first wife and the mother of all his offspring, Osburh had at least six children who survived. We don’t know the birth order or even the dates for the births of these children but we know Aethelwulf had five sons and a ...
