Æscwine (Essex)
Æscwine (also Æscvvine ) († around 587 ) was possibly the first king of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Essex from around 527 to 587 . It is not certain whether he was actually king.
There is no information about Æscwine from contemporary sources. His name is first mentioned in a genealogy from the late 9th century, in which he is listed as Sledda's father . Offa, about whom nothing else is known, is named as his father. He married his son Sledda to Ricola , daughter of King Eormenric of Kent . Presumably, Æscwine was dependent on Eormenric. After his death around 587, Sledda was his successor.
literature
- DP Kirby: The Earliest English Kings, Routledge, 2000, ISBN 978-0415242110 .
Web links
- Kings of Essex (East Saxons) in Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
Individual evidence
- ↑ EB Fryde et al. (Ed.): Handbook of British Chronology (Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks) , Cambridge University Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5 , p. 9.
- ^ Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews: Genealogies from BL Additional MS 23,211
- ↑ Beda: HE 2,3
- ↑ DP Kirby: The Earliest English Kings, Routledge, 2000, ISBN 978-0415242110 , p. 30.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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King of Essex around 527 – around 587 |
Sledda |
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SURNAME | Æscwine |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Æscvvine; Aescwine |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Essex |
DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century |
DATE OF DEATH | at 587 |