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New page: '''Egbert''' was King of Wessex 802-839, and in 829 defeated King Wiglaf of Mercia and became Bretwalda of the other English kingdoms of the Heptarchy. All subsequent m...
'''Egbert''' was King of [[Wessex]] 802-839, and in 829 defeated King [[Wiglaf]] of [[Mercia]] and became [[Bretwalda]] of the other English kingdoms of the [[Heptarchy]]. All subsequent monarchs of [[England]] and [[Great Britain]] have been descendents of Egbert, right down to the present day.