Osburga (Osburh) -

- Aft 876

• Name	Osburga (Osburh) -  [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Biography	From Wikipedia, "She is best known for Asser's story (Asser was a 9th Century monk) about a book of Saxon songs which she showed to Alfred and his brothers, offering to give the book to whoever could first memorize it, a challenge which Alfred took up and won. This exhibits the interest of high status ninth-century women in books, and their role in educating their children."
  Died	Aft 876  [1]
  Person ID	I2858	Our Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Oslac -
  Family ID	F1571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Æthelwulf -, King of Wessex,   b. Abt 795, Aachen, Germany ,   d. 13 Jan 858, Stamridge, Wessex  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Æthelstan -,   b. Abt 829,   d. Abt 853  (Age ~ 24 years)   2. Æthelbald -, King of Wessex,   b. Abt 834, Wessex ,   d. 20 Dec 860, Wessex  (Age ~ 26 years)   3. Æthelbert of Wessex -,   b. Abt 835, Wessex ,   d. 865, Sherborne, Wessex  (Age ~ 30 years)   4. Æthelswith -, King of Wessex,   b. Abt 838,   d. 888  (Age ~ 50 years)   5. Æthelred of Wessex -, King of Wessex,   b. Abt 840, Wessex ,   d. 23 Apr 871, Wimborne, Dorset  (Age ~ 31 years)   6. Alfred the Great -, King of the Anglo-Saxons,   b. 849, Wantage, Birkshire ,   d. 26 Oct 899  (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F1019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Queen Osburga reads to her son Alfred the Great

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Ancestrial Roots. [S249] Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osburh