UNKNOWN Oslac

Abt 0780 - Abt 0856  (76 years)

• Name	UNKNOWN Oslac
  Birth	Abt 0780	Isle of Wight, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 0856	Wessex, England
  Notes	Asser, in his Life of King Alfred, states that Oslac was butler of Æthelwulf, was of Gothic ancestry, and was descended from Stuf and Wihtgar, two brothers who were Jutes and were entrusted with the Isle of Wight by their uncle King Cerdic. [1] Oslac was Ealdorman of the Isle of Wight. [2] Oslac was King Æthelwulf's pincerna (butler), an important figure in the royal court and household. Oslac is described as a descendant of King Cerdic's Jutish nephews, Stuf and Wihtgar, who conquered the Isle of Wight. Children Osburh, first wife of Æthelwulf. [1] Oslac's daughter, Osburh (or Osburga) (born about 810, died before 856), was the first wife of King Æthelwulf of Wessex and mother of Alfred the Great. [3] Property Oslac and Osburh are known to have held Arreton Manor on the Isle of Wight. Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 Asser. Life of King Alfred, translated by Albert S Cook (Ginn and Company, 1906) pp. 2-3. ↑ Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2021, Kings of Wessex. ↑ Wikipedia: Osburh The Henry Project, entry for 'Oslac' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry by Janet L Nelson for 'Osburh [Osburga]', print and online 2004
  Person ID	I58459	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Mother	Of OSSORY Sabd,   b. 0750   d. 0804 (Age ~ 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F347132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. UNKNOWN Osburh,   b. Abt 0810, Wessex, England d. Bef 0856, Wessex, England (Age < 45 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F347131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026