Egbert III King of Wessex (769-839)
769--839 (man)
As King of Wessex, after the decline of Mercian power under Offa, Egbert inherited the mantle of 'bretwalda' - an Anglo-Saxon term meaning a ruler with overall superiority to other rulers He came to power in 802 and died in 839, but little else is known about his reign
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheAnglo-Saxonkings/EgbertKingofWessex.aspx
Egbert of Wessex was also known as:
Egbert the Saxon; sometimes spelled Ecgberht or Ecgbryh. Has been called "the first king of all England" and "the first king of all the English."
http://historymedren.about.com/od/ewho/p/who_kingegbert.htm
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