Editing Osburh (section)

{{Short description|First wife and consort of King Æthelwulf of Wessex}}
{{see also|Osburh of Coventry}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox royalty
| image = Queen Osburga reads for her son, Alfred.gif
| caption = Early 20th century illustration of Osburh reading to her son Alfred
| consort = yes
| spouse = [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex]]
| issue = {{plainlist|
*[[Æthelstan, King of Kent]]
*[[Æthelswith, Queen of Mercia]]
*[[Æthelbald, King of Wessex]]
*[[Æthelberht, King of Wessex]]
*[[Æthelred I, King of Wessex]]
*[[Alfred the Great|Alfred, King of the Anglo-Saxons]]}}
| father = Oslac
| death_date = 
}}

'''Osburh''' or '''Osburga''' (also '''Osburga Oslacsdotter''') was the first wife of King [[Æthelwulf of Wessex]] and mother of King [[Alfred the Great]]. Alfred's biographer, [[Asser]], described her as "a most religious woman, noble in character and noble by birth".<ref>[[Simon Keynes]] and [[Michael Lapidge]] eds, ''Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources'', London, Penguin Classics, 1983, p. 68</ref>