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Egbert
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Eg·bert  (gbrt) Died 839.
West Saxon king (802-839) who became the first overlord of all the English peoples (829).

Egbert [ˈɛgbɜːt]
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(Biographies / Egbert (?775-839) M, English, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) ?775-839 ad, king of Wessex (802-839); first overlord of all England (829-830)
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Noun1.Egbert - king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839)Egbert - king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839)


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The King of Wessex was Ecgberht (802-839), grandfather of Alfred the Great.
 
 
 
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