Æthelstan (Sussex)

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Sussex in Anglo-Saxon times

Æthelstan (also Aethelstan, Athelstan ) was a subregulus (sub-king) of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Sussex .

Æthelstan is known only through a single charter dated to the year 714 , the dating of which may be incorrect and is also ascribed to the time around 717/724. Its origin is unknown. He was married to Æthelthryth, who carried the title regina (queen). He presumably ruled as sub-king in the eastern part of Sussex. The date of his death is unknown. In the years 722 and 725 the "Oberkönig" Ine von Wessex led campaigns against Sussex, where the exiled Ætheling (about "Prince") Ealdberht had found admission. After 733 Æthelberht followed as King of Sussex.

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literature

  • Simon Keynes: Kings of the South Saxons . In: Lapidge et al. (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-6312-2492-1 , pp. 509-510.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Simon Keynes: Kings of the South Saxons . In: Lapidge et al. (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-6312-2492-1 , pp. 509-510.
  2. ↑ a b Æthelstan 1 ( Memento from December 23, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) in Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE)
  3. ↑ Charter S42
  4. ↑ John Cannon, Anne Hargreaves: The Kings and Queens of Britain , Oxford University Press, 2009 (2nd revised edition), ISBN 978-0-19-955922-0 , p. 24.
  5. ↑ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the years 722 and 725
predecessor Office successor
watt Lower King in Sussex
fl. 714 or 717/724
together with Nothhelm 		Ine (Wessex)?
personal data
SURNAME Æthelstan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ethelstan; Athelstan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Under King in Sussex
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century or 8th century
DATE OF DEATH 8th century