Æthelberht of Hwicce
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Æthelberht, was a possible King of Hwicce
jointly with his presumed brothers Æthelheard
, Æthelweard, and Æthelric. It is probable that they were all sons of Oshere
, although the paternity of Æthelheard and Æthelberht is not explicitly stated in surviving documents.
In 692, together with Æthelheard, Æthelweard, and Æthelric, he witnessed a charter of Æthelred, King of Mercia http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=charter&id=75.
In 693 the four brothers witnessed a charter issued by their father Oshere http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=charter&id=53.
In neither of these charters is he styled king.
Hwicce
The Hwicce were one of the peoples of Anglo-Saxon England. The exact boundaries of their kingdom are uncertain, though it is likely that they coincided with those of the old Diocese of Worcester, founded in 679–80, the early bishops of which bore the title Episcopus Hwicciorum...
jointly with his presumed brothers Æthelheard
Æthelheard of the Hwicce
Æthelheard, King of Hwicce jointly with his presumed brothers Æthelweard, Æthelberht, and Æthelric. It is probable that they were all sons of Oshere, although the paternity of Æthelheard and Æthelberht is not explicitly stated in surviving documents.In 692, together with Æthelweard, issued a...
, Æthelweard, and Æthelric. It is probable that they were all sons of Oshere
Oshere
Oshere, King of Hwicce, possibly jointly with his presumed brother Osric, and with Æthelmod, Æthelheard, Æthelweard, Æthelberht, and Æthelric.He appears to have issued a charter in 680 ....
, although the paternity of Æthelheard and Æthelberht is not explicitly stated in surviving documents.
In 692, together with Æthelheard, Æthelweard, and Æthelric, he witnessed a charter of Æthelred, King of Mercia http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=charter&id=75.
In 693 the four brothers witnessed a charter issued by their father Oshere http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=charter&id=53.
In neither of these charters is he styled king.