who was the king's successor?
His son, Æthelwulf.
Ecgberht, King of Wessex
However, Wessex did retain control of Kent, Sussex, and Surrey; these territories were given to Ecgberht's son Æthelwulf to rule as a subking under Ecgberht. When Ecgberht died in 839, Æthelwulf succeeded him
when was ecgberht, king of wessex born? 771/775 did he lead his kingdom in any battle? Yes, Battle of Ellandun. did he succeed in that? Yes whom did he defeat? Beornwulf of Mercia
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Ecgberht, King of Wessex [SEP] Introduction
When Ecgberht died in 839, Æthelwulf succeeded him; the southeastern kingdoms were finally absorbed into the kingdom of Wessex after the death of Æthelwulf's son Æthelbald in 860. Ecgbert's descendants ruled Wessex and, later, all of England continuously until 1013.