Æthelred I. (East Anglia)
Æthelred I. (also: Aethelred or Ethelred ) was a king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia in the second half of the 8th century.
Life
No contemporary accounts of Æthelred's life have come down to us. It was not until the 12th century that his name appeared in the English historian William of Malmesbury's in a list of East Anglian kings. According to Richard von Cirencester, a monk and historian of the late 14th century, Æthelred was married to Leofruna (also Leoveromia), a woman from Mercia, with whom he had the son Æthelberht II . Æthelred I presumably succeeded the ruling kings Beorna , Æthelberht I and Hun on the throne around 760 . The royal seat was in Beodricesworth ( Bury St. Edmunds ). Æthelred's year of death is unknown, but is usually set before or around 790.
swell
William of Malmesbury : Chronicle of the kings of England in Google Books
Web links
- Æthelred in Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
Individual evidence
- ^ William of Malmesbury: Chronicle of the kings of England , chap. V.
- ^ Patrick Ryan: St. Ethelbert ; In: Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
- ↑ Æthelred in Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Beorna , Æthelberht I. and Hun |
King of East Anglia around 760 – around 780 |
Æthelberht II. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Æthelred I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aethelred; Ethelred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of East Anglia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8th century |