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Osburh (auch: Osburga) war die erste Ehefrau von Æthelwulf, König von Wessex, und damit Royal Consort von 839 bis etwa 855. Sie war die Mutter von vier späteren Königen von Wessex, darunter Alfred der Große .
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".
3. Sept. 2022 · 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.
- Wessex
- between 807 and 830
- Aethelwulf, King of Wessex
- Wessex, England (United Kingdom)
Osburga war die erste Ehefrau von Aethelwulf von Wessex. Osburgas Existenz ist nur aus Assers Life of King Alfred bekannt. Sie wird auf keinen Urkunden als Zeugin benannt noch wird ihr Tod in der Angelsächsischen Chronik erwähnt. Asser beschreibt sie als sehr religiöse Frau von edler Herkunft. [1…
Osburh (or Osburga) was a Saint in Coventry, probably Anglo-Saxon but see below. Nothing about her life has survived to the present day. Her mortal remains were enshrined at Coventry. Close to the Forest of Arden, Coventry was at that time a tiny settlement.
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.
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. It is presumed, but ...
