Æthelheard 8 (Male) Mercian dux / princeps, fl. 786-789
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Notes: If it is he who appears in S62 [Æthelheard 10] then he was probably Ealdorman of the Hwicce. Note Ealdorman Æthelheard 11 who died 796, see Burghart, forthcoming.

Factoid List

Recorded Name (6)
Aethilheard (1)
 S130   
Aeðilhard (1)
 S131   
Ædeleard (1)
 S140   
Æthelheard (1)
 S125   
Æðelhard (1)
 S1430   
Æðelherd (1)
 S123   
Office (4)
Dux (1)
 S123   
Princeps (2)
 S125   
 S140   
P’ (1)
 S1430   
Event (6)
Charter-witnessing (6)
 S123 - Offa 7 granting land to Ealdberht 15 & Selethryth 1: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, to Ealdberht 15, minister, and Selethryth 1, his sister; grant of 14 sulungs (aratra) at Ickham and Palmstead, Kent, with woodland in the Weald and other appurtenances: S123    (785)
 S125 - Offa 7 granting land to Ealdberht 15 & Selethryth 1: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, to Ealdberht 15, minister, and his sister, Selethryth 1, abbess; grant of 15 sulungs (aratra) at Ickham, Palmstead and Ruckinge, Kent, with swine-pastures, woodland and other appurtenances, including an urban tenement (vicus) at Curringtun in Canterbury: S125    (786)
 S130 - Offa 7 granting land to Wærmund 6: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, to Wærmund 6, bishop, and the church at Rochester; grant of 1 sulung (aratrum) at Bromhey in Frindsbury, Kent: S130    (789)
 S131 - Offa 7 granting land to Wærmund 6: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, to Wærmund 6, bishop; grant of land at Rochester: S131    (789)
 S140 - Offa 7 granting land to Æthelnoth 7: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, to Æthelnoth 7, abbot of SS Peter and Paul (St Augustine's, Canterbury); grant of 2 hides (manentes) at Beauxfield, Kent, with grazing rights in the wood called Singledge: S140    (765 x 792)
 S1430 - settlement of dispute between Hathored 3 & Wulfheard 3: Settlement of a dispute between Hathored 3, bishop, and Wulfheard 3, son of Cussa 1, concerning land at Inkberrow and Bradley, Worcs.: S1430    (789)
Disputing/dispute-settling (1)
 S1430 - settlement of dispute between Hathored 3 & Wulfheard 3: Settlement of a dispute between Hathored 3, bishop, and Wulfheard 3, son of Cussa 1, concerning land at Inkberrow and Bradley, Worcs.: S1430    (789)
Grant and Gift (5)
 S123 - Offa 7 granting land to Ealdberht 15 & Selethryth 1: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, to Ealdberht 15, minister, and Selethryth 1, his sister; grant of 14 sulungs (aratra) at Ickham and Palmstead, Kent, with woodland in the Weald and other appurtenances: S123    (785)
 S125 - Offa 7 granting land to Ealdberht 15 & Selethryth 1: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, to Ealdberht 15, minister, and his sister, Selethryth 1, abbess; grant of 15 sulungs (aratra) at Ickham, Palmstead and Ruckinge, Kent, with swine-pastures, woodland and other appurtenances, including an urban tenement (vicus) at Curringtun in Canterbury: S125    (786)
 S130 - Offa 7 granting land to Wærmund 6: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, to Wærmund 6, bishop, and the church at Rochester; grant of 1 sulung (aratrum) at Bromhey in Frindsbury, Kent: S130    (789)
 S131 - Offa 7 granting land to Wærmund 6: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, to Wærmund 6, bishop; grant of land at Rochester: S131    (789)
 S140 - Offa 7 granting land to Æthelnoth 7: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, to Æthelnoth 7, abbot of SS Peter and Paul (St Augustine's, Canterbury); grant of 2 hides (manentes) at Beauxfield, Kent, with grazing rights in the wood called Singledge: S140    (765 x 792)