Ealdred (Hwicce)

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Ealdred (also Aldred ) was an Anglo-Saxon king of the Hwicce from 755 to after 778 .

Life

The few known facts of his life result from documents that he issued or signed as a witness: At the beginning of the reign of Offa von Mercien (757-796), Hwicce was given the title of regulus (small king ) by the three brothers Eanberht , Uhtred and Ealdred ) wore, ruled. The power of Mercia was so strong that Offa's consent was required for a donation of land to the church. Offa was able to expand its influence in Hwicce. Around 770 he carried the title subregulus (sub-king). Around 778 Ealdred set his relatives Æthelburh, with the consent of Bishop Tilhere, as abbess of Fladbury (Worcestershire). He signed the charter as a subregulus (sub-king). Ealdred's date of death is unknown.

literature

  • Michael Lapidge, John Blair, Simon Keynes, Donald Scragg (Eds.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Lapidge (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England , Wiley-Blackwell, 2001, ISBN 978-0-6312-2492-1 , p. 507.
  2. ↑ p. 55 , p. 56
  3. ↑ Michael Lapidge (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England , Wiley-Blackwell, 2001, ISBN 978-0-6312-2492-1 , p. 340.
  4. ↑ p. 61
  5. ↑ p. 62
predecessor Office successor
unknown King of Hwicce
(755 – after 778)
together with Eanberht and Uhtred 		none
personal data
SURNAME Ealdred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aldred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Hwicce
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century or 8th century
DATE OF DEATH 8th century