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Æthelswith. Æthelswith (c. 838–888) was the only known daughter of King Æthelwulf of Wessex. She married King Burgred of Mercia in 853. The couple had no known issue. Her marriage probably signaled the subordination of Burgred to his father-in-law and the Saxon kingdom at a time when both Wessex and Mercia were suffering Danish (Viking) raids.
11 de abr. de 2024 · Burgred (died c. 874, /875) was the king of Mercia (from 852/853) who was driven out by the Danes and went to Rome. In 852 or 853 he called upon Aethelwulf of Wessex to aid him in subduing the North Welsh. The request was granted and the campaign proved successful, the alliance being sealed by the marriage of Burgred to Aethelswith, daughter of ...
Twelve years after Burgred's success against the Welsh, in 865, the Great Heathen Army arrived. Following its successful campaigns against East Anglia and Northumbria it advanced through Mercia, arriving in Nottingham in 867. Burgred then appealed to his brothers-in-law King Æthelred of Wessex and Alfred for assistance against them.
Beornred ( Old English: Beornræd) (?-757) was a Mercian Thane who was briefly King of Mercia in 757. [1] Beornred ascended the throne following the murder of King Æthelbald. [2] However, he was defeated by Offa and forced to flee the country, and was killed that same year. [1]
3 de may. de 2023 · The Vikings controlled much of the eastern half of Mercia in an area known as Danelaw, which stretched from York down to Middlesex on the northern outskirts of London. After the Vikings ousted Mercian king Burgred by 874, Ceolwulf, the last king of Mercia was on the throne. According to many sources, he wasn’t in charge and was a puppet of ...
Burgred became king of Mercia in 852. He was possibly related to his predecessor Beorhtwulf, whose two sons Beorhtric and Beorhtfrith probably predeceased their father. The following year, Burgred sent messengers to Æthelwulf, king of the West Saxons, to come and help him subjugate the midland Britons, who lived between Mercia and the western sea (Welsh), and who were rebelling against his rule.
Media in category "Burgred of Mercia". This category contains only the following file. Burgred charter 869 Cotton MS Aug ii 76.png 1,769 × 1,240; 1.64 MB. Categories: 9th-century births. 888 deaths. Monarchs of Mercia.
