Æthelheard, King of Hwicce

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...

 (one of the Anglo Saxon

Anglo-Saxons

Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...

 kingdoms of England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

) jointly with his presumed brothers Æthelweard, Æthelberht

Æthelberht of Hwicce

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,...

, 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 Æthelweard, issued a charter to Abbess Cuthswith http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+1177, and also witnessed a charter of Æthelred, King of Mercia http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=charter&id=75, together with Æthelweard, Æthelberht, and Æthelric. 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.

The only time that he is styled rex appears to be in the possibly genuine witness list attached to a spurious charter attributed to Cenred

Cenred of Mercia

Coenred was king of Mercia, now part of England, from 704 to 709. He was a son of the Mercian king Wulfhere, whose brother Æthelred succeeded to the throne in 675 on Wulfhere's death...

, King of Mercia in 709 http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=charter&id=79.