Æthelberht (Hwicce)

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Æthelberht (also Ædilberht, Æðelberht, Æþelberht, Ethelber ) was an Anglo-Saxon king of the Hwicce in the early 8th century.

Life

Æthelberht was probably a son and successor of King Oshere . Some historians believe that the brothers Æthelheard , Æthelweard , Æthelric, and Æthelberht ruled together.

The few known facts of his life result from documents that he issued or signed as a witness: In 692 Æðilheard, Æðilweard, Æðelberht and Æðelric signed a donation of land Æthelred from Mercias to the monk Oslaf. In 693 the four brothers testified that Oshere "for the redemption of his soul" Cuthswith or Cuthswitha (testified 693-703), the abbess of Penintanham (probably Inkberrow Monastery, Diocese of Worcester), left land. Æthelberht's date of death is unknown.

literature

  • Frank Merry Stenton: Anglo-Saxon England , Oxford University Press, 2001 (3rd ed.), ISBN 9780192801395

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Frank Merry Stenton: Anglo-Saxon England , Oxford University Press, 2001 (3rd ed.), ISBN 9780192801395 , p. 46.
  2. ↑ p. 75
  3. ^ Gottfried Mälzer: Würzburg as a city of books. In: Karl H. Pressler (Ed.): From the Antiquariat. Volume 8, 1990 (= Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel - Frankfurter Ausgabe. No. 70, August 31, 1990), pp. A 317 - A 329, here: pp. A 320 and A 322.
  4. ↑ p. 53
predecessor Office successor
Oshere King of Hwicce
before 706–?
together with Æthelheard , Æthelweard and Æthelric 		?
personal data
SURNAME Æthelberht
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ædilberht; Æðelberht; Covered; Ethelber
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Hwicce
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century
DATE OF DEATH 8th century