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1. (n.) Egbert
a .d . 775?–839, king of the West Saxons 802–839; 1st king of the English 828–839.
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1. (noun) Egbert
king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839)
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1. egbert
king of Wessex, a descendant of Cedric the founder; after an exile of 13 years at the court of Charlemagne ascended the throne in 800; reigned till 809, governing his people in tranquillity, when, by successful wars with the other Saxon tribes, he in two years became virtual king of all England, and received the revived title of Bretwalda; d. 837.
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