Ealdred,_king_of_the_Hwicce

Ealdred of Hwicce

Ealdred of Hwicce

King of Hwicce

Ealdred was styled as Dux (Duke) by Offa (the king of Mercia) of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Hwicce but considered himself as King, jointly ruling with his brothers Eanberht and Uhtred in the later half of the 8th century AD.

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In 757 Eanberht, Uhtred, and Ealdred, granted land to Bishop Milred,[1] and in 759 to Abbot Headda.[2]

In 778 a charter of King Offa of Mercia Ealdred is styled as Dux of the Hwicce (Duke) in the charter Ealdred received a grant of land from Offa.[3] It seems that soon after Ealdred's death Offa absorbed Hwicce but possibly kept Ealdred's relatives as Ealdorman.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Anglo-Saxons.net : S 55".
  2. [2]
    "Anglo-Saxons.net : S 56".
  3. [3]
    "Anglo-Saxons.net : S 113".
Preceded by King of Hwicce
fl. 750s – 778		 Succeeded by
Title disestablished
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