Saelred

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Essex in the early Anglo-Saxon period

Saelred (also: Selered, Selred ) († 746 ) was king of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Essex from 738 to 746 .

Life

According to William of Malmesbury , a 12th century historian, Saelred was a son of King Sigeberht II of Essex . As the successor of the abdicated Offa , he is said to have ascended the throne in 709. However, the chronology around his inauguration is unclear. Modern historians, however, consider Swæfberht (709-738) to be Offa's successor, who was finally followed by Saelred around 738. A common rule of Swæfberht (709–738) and Saelred (? –746) is also represented. Saelred was slain in 746. He was succeeded by Swithred .

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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 .
  • John Cannon, Anne Hargreaves: The Kings and Queens of Britain . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2009 (2nd revised edition), ISBN 978-0-19-955922-0 , p. 27.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kings of Essex (East Saxons) in Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
  2. ↑ Simon Keynes: Kings of the East Saxons , In: Lapidge et al. (Ed.): The Blackwell Enzyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England , pp. 510-511.
  3. ↑ John Cannon, Anne Hargreaves: The Kings and Queens of Britain , Oxford University Press, 2009 (2nd revised edition), ISBN 978-0-19-955922-0 , p. 27.
  4. ↑ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 746
predecessor Office successor
Swæfberht King of Essex
before? 738-746 		Swithred
personal data
SURNAME Saelred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Selered; Selred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Essex
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century
DATE OF DEATH 746