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2007-01-25 08:20:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
King Egbert of Wessex, was the first king of all England! Sounds a bit strange I know.
In 829 he was proclaimed "Bretwalda," ruler of all Britain.
http://historymedren.about.com/library/who/blwwegbert.htm
2007-01-25 08:27:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Egbert (802-839), King of the West Saxons, conquered the other English kingdoms and was crowned King of the English in 827, and named Bretwalda in 829. He was Alfred's grandfather.
2007-01-25 16:33:57 · answer #2 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Egbert was the first king of England
2007-01-26 09:48:30 · answer #3 · answered by chakarai_ezhil c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King Alfred, the first king of unified England
2007-01-25 17:46:02 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah* 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have included some excerpts from the links below.
Henry III was 1st child crowned king
debate over who was actually the 1st crowned king.
Good Luck! I hope this helps.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_England
Henry III of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was crowned king shortly after his father's death but King Louis VIII of ... He was the first child king in England since the Norman Conquest. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_England - 54k - Cached - More from this site
http://europeanhistory.about.com/library/weekly/blenglandrulers.htm
Rulers of England - Kings and Queens
Consequently, no one is universally recognised as the first King of England. ... writers commence with Athelstan, the first man to be crowned King of the English. ...europeanhistory.about.com/library/weekly/blenglandrulers.htm - 28k - Cached - More from this site
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http://www.geocities.com/lenz5000/page5b.htm
Genealogy of Bufords of Reynolds County Takes Family Back to Kings of England
By Kathryn Vickery
William the Conqueror, the sixth duke of Normandy, marched into England and came out victorious in the battle of Hastings in 1066--and was crowned king of England. His predecessors go back to the first duke of
2007-01-25 16:39:58 · answer #5 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alfred the Great (from 871 to 899)
Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself 'King of the Anglo-Saxons'.
Additional note:
"Egbert (also Ecgbehrt or Ecgbert, means roughly 'The shining edge of a blade') (c. 770 — July 839) was King of Wessex from 802 until his death. Under Egbert, Wessex rose to become the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, overthrowing the supremacy of Mercia. In addition, he is considered the first king of England, though it is not how he referred to himself. He was called Bretwalda ("British Ruler"). His grandson Alfred was the first to use the title "King of England."
Just to note the preeminence of Alfred.
Good luck!
2007-01-25 16:28:01 · answer #6 · answered by CHESSLARUS 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Of the current Anglo-Saxon lineage, it would have been William The Conqueror who led the Norman Invasion of AD 1066.
2007-01-25 16:27:23 · answer #7 · answered by Draco Paladin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SAXON KINGS
EGBERT 827 - 839
Egbert was the first monarch to establish a stable and extensive rule over Anglo-Saxon England. He is buried at Winchester.
2007-01-25 17:53:38 · answer #8 · answered by Abhijat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
King Arthur, he had the knights of the round table.
2007-01-25 19:34:13 · answer #9 · answered by Damn Good Dawg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
st4rry is correct, it was Egbert, and he was crowned at Bath Abbey.
http://historymedren.about.com/library/who/blwwegbert.htm
2007-01-26 04:42:18 · answer #10 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋