Æthelweard
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Æðelweard, King of Hwicce
, apparently jointly with his presumed brothers Æthelheard
, Æthelberht
, and Æthelric. He was the son of Oshere
.
He is known from charters:
In 692, together with Æthelheard
, 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 Æthelheard
, 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.
In 706 he granted land to Bishop Ecgwine
http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+54. In this charter Æthelweard is styled subregulus, Osheri quondam regis Wicciorum filius.
Possibly he is also the Æþeluuard dux who in 716 or 717 witnessed a charter issued by Æthelbald, King of Mercia
http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+102.
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...
, apparently 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...
, 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. He was the son 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 ....
.
He is known from charters:
In 692, together with 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...
, 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 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...
, Æthelberht, and Æthelric. In 693 the four brothers witnessed a charter issued by their father 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 ....
http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=charter&id=53.
In 706 he granted land to Bishop Ecgwine
http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+54. In this charter Æthelweard is styled subregulus, Osheri quondam regis Wicciorum filius.
Possibly he is also the Æþeluuard dux who in 716 or 717 witnessed a charter issued by Æthelbald, King of Mercia
http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+102.
See also
- HwicceHwicceThe 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...