Hadrian 3 (Male) I, pope, 772-795
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Factoid List

Recorded Name (11)
... Adriani (1)
 Anon.VitWillehadi  7
Adrianus (7)
 ASC (DEF)  785 DEF(OE and Lat.)
 Cenwulf.Ep  p. 124
 Alcuin.Ep  104
 Charlemagne.Ep.100   
 Æthelweard.Chron  iii.1
 Lull.ProfFid  p. 238 line 3
 Leo III.Ep.B288   
Hadrianus (3)
 S1431a   
 Hadrian.Ep.G92   
 George.Ep  p. 20 line 2
Personal Information (8)
piety (4)
 Cenwulf.Ep  p. 124 (most glorious shepherd of God's flock)
 Cenwulf.Ep  p. 128 (most religious)
 George.Ep  p. 20 lines 1-2 (thrice blessed and coangelical lord)
 George.Ep  p. 20 lines 8-9 (o outstanding, highest, holy, glorious, worthy pastor, worthy pontiff)
reputation (1)
 Anon.VitWillehadi  7 (venerable)
saintly status (3)
 Alcuin.Ep  104 (most blessed father)
 Æthelweard.Chron  iii.1 (blessed)
 Leo III.Ep.B288    ()
Authorship (6)
 Author of a privilege for Offa 7 and Cynethryth 2 (Letter): Hadrian.Ep.LD   
 Author of a letter to Charlemagne 1 (Letter): Hadrian.Ep.G92   
 Author of letters containing most salutary statutes and matters necessary for the all the holy Church (Letter): George.Ep  p. 20 lines 9-10
 Author of letters received by Offa 7 through the agency of George 1 and Theophylactus 2 (Letter): George.Ep  p. 20 lines 24-5
 Author of holy writings (Letter): George.Ep  p. 20 line 26
 Author of letters containing holy decrees (Letter): George.Ep  p. 21 lines 7-8
Office (13)
Bishop (2)
 Cenwulf.Ep  p. 128
 Lull.ProfFid  p. 238 line 3 (Apostolic bishop)
Pope (11)
 S1431a   
 ASC (DEF)  785 DEF(OE and Lat.)
 Hadrian.Ep.G92   
 Alcuin.Ep  104
 Charlemagne.Ep.100    (The Apostolic Lord)
 Æthelweard.Chron  iii.1
 George.Ep  p. 20 line 2 (Supreme pontiff and universal pope)
 George.Ep  p. 27 line 28 (Most blessed pope)
 Anon.VitWillehadi  7
 Lull.ProfFid  p. 238 line 3
 Leo III.Ep.B288   
Status (1)
Dominus (1)
 Charlemagne.Ep.100   
Personal Relationship (7)
~ Co-father (Honorific kinship) of Hadrian 3 (1)
 Charlemagne 1: of Hadrian 3: Hadrian.Ep.G92   
~ Daughter (Honorific kinship) of Hadrian 3 (1)
 Fastrada 1: of Hadrian 3: Hadrian.Ep.G92   
Hadrian 3 Father (Honorific kinship) of ~ (2)
 of Charlemagne 1: Charlemagne.Ep.100   
 of Offa 7: Charlemagne.Ep.100   
Hadrian 3 Friend (General relationship) of ~ (1)
 of Offa 7: Charlemagne.Ep.100   
~ Son (Honorific kinship) of Hadrian 3 (2)
 Charlemagne 1: of Hadrian 3: Hadrian.Ep.G92   
 Charlemagne 1: of Hadrian 3: George.Ep  p. 20 line 32
Event (21)
Alms-giving (1)
 Charlemagne 1.gifts to episcopal sees, metropolitan cities and Offa 7: Charlemagne 1 sent various gifts to England.: Charlemagne.Ep.100   
Archiepiscopal see - division (5)
 Hadrian 3.dividing the see of Canterbury: Pope Hadrian 3, of blessed memory, our predecessor, diminished contrary to custom the authority of the bishop of Canterbury, and by his authority confirmed the division into two archiepiscopal sees, to that we truly reply that he did this for no other reason than because your excellent king, Offa 7, testified in his letter that it was the united wish and unanimous petition of you all, both on account of the vast size of your lands and the extension of your kingdom, and also for many more reasons and advantages. For these reasons chiefly did the lord apostolic Hadrian 3 send the dignity of the pallium to the bishop of the Mercians [Hygeberht 1].: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Hadrian 3.sending pallium to the bishop of the Mercians: Pope Hadrian 3 sent the pallium to the bishop of the Mercians [Hygeberht 1]. This was done because Offa 7, testified in his letter that it was the united wish and unanimous petition of all, both on account of the vast size of their lands and the extension of the kingdom, and also for many more reasons and advantages.: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Offa 7-Jænberht 1.hostility: Offa 7 king of the Mercians quarrelled with the people of Kent and tried to rob Jænberht 1 of his primacy. At the same time, in his concern to give the realm of the Mercians the distinction of an archbishopric, he communicated with Pope Hadrian 3 by letters, with which, perhaps, went bribes, and prevailed upon him, against all precedent, to mark out the bishop of Lichfield with a pallium and subordinate to him all the bishops of the Mercians (their names were Deneberht 1 of Worcester, Werenberht 1 of Leicester, Eadwulf 7 of Sidnacester, Wulfheard 5 of Hereford), together with two bishops of the East Angles, Ealhheard 1 of Elmham and Tidfrith 1 of Dunwich. The bishop of Lichfield was also called Ealdwulf 13. (Of the bishoprics some have been moved, like Elmham to Norwich, some merged with others, like Dunwich with Norwich, while some no longer exist, like Leicester and Sidnacester.) But the archbishop of Canterbury retained four bishops, London, Winchester, Rochester, and Selsey. This unsatisfactory situation prevailed throughout the tenure of Jænberht 1, though he spared no expense or trouble to press the rights of his see and stamp on the greed of the usurpers.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.7.2-4
 Offa 7.dividing the see of Canterbury: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, presumed in the days of Archbishop Jænberht 1 with very great fraud to divide and cut asunder the honour and unity of the see of St Augustine our father in the city of Canterbury: S1431a    (765 x 792)
 Offa 7.writing to Hadrian 3: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, wrote to Pope Hadrian 3 asking him to divide the archdiocese of Canterbury.: Leo III.Ep.B288   
Archiepiscopal see - restoration (1)
 Leo 1.ordering the restoration of the see of Canterbury: Archbishop Æthelheard 13, by the gift of the grace of God, happened to visit the thresholds of the Apostles and Leo 1, the most blessed pope of the apostolic see, about many rights of the churches of God. Among other necessary matters of business he related also the division that had wrongfully been made of the archiepiscopal see; and the apostolic pope, as he heard and understood that it had been done wrongfully, immediately made a decree by the privilege of his authority, and sent to Britain and ordered that the honour of the see of St Augustine 1 should be completely restored with all its dioceses, according as St Gregory 1, the apostle and teacher of our race, had arranged, and should be given back in all things to the honourable Archbishop Æthelheard 13 when he returned to his country; and Cenwulf 3 the pious king of the Mercians, carried this out along with his councillors, in the year of our Lord's incarnation 803, the eleventh indiction, on 12 October. : S1431a    (803)
Assembly (2)
 George 1.adoption of his decrees at Mercian council: George 1 attended a Mercian council with Alcuin 1 and Pyttel 1, where the decrees were read out and adopted, and the document ratified with a cross.: George.Ep  pp. 28-9 (786)
 Offa 7-Cynewulf 4.council: Offa 7 and Cynewulf 4 met together in council and promised to rectify vices.: George.Ep  p. 20 (786)
Commemoration of the dead (1)
 Hadrian 3.death: Charlemagne 1 asked Offa 7 to order intercessions for the soul of Hadrian 3.: Charlemagne.Ep.100    (796)
Confirmation of land/privileges (1)
 Hadrian 3.letter to Offa 7 and Cynethryth 2: Hadrian 3 issued a privilege for Offa 7, Cynethryth 2 and their offspring, granting possession of the monasteries which Offa 7 had founded or acquired, and which were consecrated in honour of St Peter.: Hadrian.Ep.LD    (772 x 795)
Conquest (1)
 Charlemagne 1.sending Alcuin 1 and others to the Pope: Charlemagne 1 sent his envoys to the apostolic see to inquire whether the king of the Lombards had restored the stolen cities. Among the envoys there was Alcuin 1, the king's favourite.: LiberPontificalis  vol. I, p. 494, lines 11-13: Hadrian I, 26
Conspiracy/intent to murder (1)
 Hadrian 3.letter to Charlemagne 1: Hadrian 2 wrote to Charlemagne 1 concerning the rumour according to which Offa 7 was plotting to depose the pope.: Hadrian.Ep.G92    (784 x 791)
Correspondence (6)
 Hadrian 3.despatch of letters and mandate to investigate state of English church: Hadrian 3 sent letters to George 1 containing statutes of the church and mandating him and Theophylactus 2 to go to Britain.: George.Ep  p. 20
 Hadrian 3.letter to Charlemagne 1: Hadrian 2 wrote to Charlemagne 1 concerning the rumour according to which Offa 7 was plotting to depose the pope.: Hadrian.Ep.G92    (784 x 791)
 Hadrian 3.letter to Offa 7 and Cynethryth 2: Hadrian 3 issued a privilege for Offa 7, Cynethryth 2 and their offspring, granting possession of the monasteries which Offa 7 had founded or acquired, and which were consecrated in honour of St Peter.: Hadrian.Ep.LD    (772 x 795)
 Leo 1.writing to Cenwulf 3 concerning the diocese of London: Pope Leo 1 III to Cenwulf, king of the Mercians; letter explaining that he will not consent to moving the metropolitan dignity from Canterbury to London.: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Offa 7-Jænberht 1.hostility: Offa 7 king of the Mercians quarrelled with the people of Kent and tried to rob Jænberht 1 of his primacy. At the same time, in his concern to give the realm of the Mercians the distinction of an archbishopric, he communicated with Pope Hadrian 3 by letters, with which, perhaps, went bribes, and prevailed upon him, against all precedent, to mark out the bishop of Lichfield with a pallium and subordinate to him all the bishops of the Mercians (their names were Deneberht 1 of Worcester, Werenberht 1 of Leicester, Eadwulf 7 of Sidnacester, Wulfheard 5 of Hereford), together with two bishops of the East Angles, Ealhheard 1 of Elmham and Tidfrith 1 of Dunwich. The bishop of Lichfield was also called Ealdwulf 13. (Of the bishoprics some have been moved, like Elmham to Norwich, some merged with others, like Dunwich with Norwich, while some no longer exist, like Leicester and Sidnacester.) But the archbishop of Canterbury retained four bishops, London, Winchester, Rochester, and Selsey. This unsatisfactory situation prevailed throughout the tenure of Jænberht 1, though he spared no expense or trouble to press the rights of his see and stamp on the greed of the usurpers.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.7.2-4
 Offa 7.writing to Hadrian 3: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, wrote to Pope Hadrian 3 asking him to divide the archdiocese of Canterbury.: Leo III.Ep.B288   
Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (1)
 George 1.adoption of his decrees at Mercian council: George 1 attended a Mercian council with Alcuin 1 and Pyttel 1, where the decrees were read out and adopted, and the document ratified with a cross.: George.Ep  pp. 28-9 (786)
Death/dying (1)
 Hadrian 3.death: Hadrian 3 passed away.: Æthelweard.Chron  iii.1 (796)
Decision-making (1)
 Offa 7-Cynewulf 4.council: Offa 7 and Cynewulf 4 met together in council and promised to rectify vices.: George.Ep  p. 20 (786)
Embassy (2)
 Charlemagne 1.legation sent to the bishops of Britain (Anonymi 1895): Charlemagne 1 sent a legation seeking prayers for himself and the soul of Pope Hadrian 3.: Alcuin.Ep  104
 Charlemagne 1.sending Alcuin 1 and others to the Pope: Charlemagne 1 sent his envoys to the apostolic see to inquire whether the king of the Lombards had restored the stolen cities. Among the envoys there was Alcuin 1, the king's favourite.: LiberPontificalis  vol. I, p. 494, lines 11-13: Hadrian I, 26
Enquiry (1)
 Charlemagne 1.sending Alcuin 1 and others to the Pope: Charlemagne 1 sent his envoys to the apostolic see to inquire whether the king of the Lombards had restored the stolen cities. Among the envoys there was Alcuin 1, the king's favourite.: LiberPontificalis  vol. I, p. 494, lines 11-13: Hadrian I, 26
Episcopal see, acquisition/institution/division/merge (2)
 Leo 1.writing to Cenwulf 3 concerning the diocese of London: Pope Leo 1 III to Cenwulf, king of the Mercians; letter explaining that he will not consent to moving the metropolitan dignity from Canterbury to London.: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Offa 7-Jænberht 1.hostility: Offa 7 king of the Mercians quarrelled with the people of Kent and tried to rob Jænberht 1 of his primacy. At the same time, in his concern to give the realm of the Mercians the distinction of an archbishopric, he communicated with Pope Hadrian 3 by letters, with which, perhaps, went bribes, and prevailed upon him, against all precedent, to mark out the bishop of Lichfield with a pallium and subordinate to him all the bishops of the Mercians (their names were Deneberht 1 of Worcester, Werenberht 1 of Leicester, Eadwulf 7 of Sidnacester, Wulfheard 5 of Hereford), together with two bishops of the East Angles, Ealhheard 1 of Elmham and Tidfrith 1 of Dunwich. The bishop of Lichfield was also called Ealdwulf 13. (Of the bishoprics some have been moved, like Elmham to Norwich, some merged with others, like Dunwich with Norwich, while some no longer exist, like Leicester and Sidnacester.) But the archbishop of Canterbury retained four bishops, London, Winchester, Rochester, and Selsey. This unsatisfactory situation prevailed throughout the tenure of Jænberht 1, though he spared no expense or trouble to press the rights of his see and stamp on the greed of the usurpers.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.7.2-4
Governing (1)
 Leo 1.ordering the restoration of the see of Canterbury: Archbishop Æthelheard 13, by the gift of the grace of God, happened to visit the thresholds of the Apostles and Leo 1, the most blessed pope of the apostolic see, about many rights of the churches of God. Among other necessary matters of business he related also the division that had wrongfully been made of the archiepiscopal see; and the apostolic pope, as he heard and understood that it had been done wrongfully, immediately made a decree by the privilege of his authority, and sent to Britain and ordered that the honour of the see of St Augustine 1 should be completely restored with all its dioceses, according as St Gregory 1, the apostle and teacher of our race, had arranged, and should be given back in all things to the honourable Archbishop Æthelheard 13 when he returned to his country; and Cenwulf 3 the pious king of the Mercians, carried this out along with his councillors, in the year of our Lord's incarnation 803, the eleventh indiction, on 12 October. : S1431a    (803)
Grant and Gift (1)
 Charlemagne 1.gifts to episcopal sees, metropolitan cities and Offa 7: Charlemagne 1 sent various gifts to England.: Charlemagne.Ep.100   
Hostility (1)
 Offa 7-Jænberht 1.hostility: Offa 7 king of the Mercians quarrelled with the people of Kent and tried to rob Jænberht 1 of his primacy. At the same time, in his concern to give the realm of the Mercians the distinction of an archbishopric, he communicated with Pope Hadrian 3 by letters, with which, perhaps, went bribes, and prevailed upon him, against all precedent, to mark out the bishop of Lichfield with a pallium and subordinate to him all the bishops of the Mercians (their names were Deneberht 1 of Worcester, Werenberht 1 of Leicester, Eadwulf 7 of Sidnacester, Wulfheard 5 of Hereford), together with two bishops of the East Angles, Ealhheard 1 of Elmham and Tidfrith 1 of Dunwich. The bishop of Lichfield was also called Ealdwulf 13. (Of the bishoprics some have been moved, like Elmham to Norwich, some merged with others, like Dunwich with Norwich, while some no longer exist, like Leicester and Sidnacester.) But the archbishop of Canterbury retained four bishops, London, Winchester, Rochester, and Selsey. This unsatisfactory situation prevailed throughout the tenure of Jænberht 1, though he spared no expense or trouble to press the rights of his see and stamp on the greed of the usurpers.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.7.2-4
Journey (1)
 Willehad 1.journey to Rome: Willehad 1 visited Pippin 3, King of the Lombards, and went to Rome: Anon.VitWillehadi  7, 9
Law-making/legislation (1)
 George 1.adoption of his decrees at Mercian council: George 1 attended a Mercian council with Alcuin 1 and Pyttel 1, where the decrees were read out and adopted, and the document ratified with a cross.: George.Ep  pp. 28-9 (786)
Message-sending (3)
 Hadrian 3.sending of messengers (Anonymi 1337) to England: At this time messengers (Anonymi 1337) were sent [DE add: from Rome] by Hadrian 3 to England to renew the faith [DE add: and friendship].: ASC (DEF)  785 DEF(OE and Lat.) (786)
 Leo 1.ordering the restoration of the see of Canterbury: Archbishop Æthelheard 13, by the gift of the grace of God, happened to visit the thresholds of the Apostles and Leo 1, the most blessed pope of the apostolic see, about many rights of the churches of God. Among other necessary matters of business he related also the division that had wrongfully been made of the archiepiscopal see; and the apostolic pope, as he heard and understood that it had been done wrongfully, immediately made a decree by the privilege of his authority, and sent to Britain and ordered that the honour of the see of St Augustine 1 should be completely restored with all its dioceses, according as St Gregory 1, the apostle and teacher of our race, had arranged, and should be given back in all things to the honourable Archbishop Æthelheard 13 when he returned to his country; and Cenwulf 3 the pious king of the Mercians, carried this out along with his councillors, in the year of our Lord's incarnation 803, the eleventh indiction, on 12 October. : S1431a    (803)
 Offa 7.reception of George 1 and Theophylactus 2: Offa 7 received George 1 and Theophylactus 2 and the letters they brought.: George.Ep  p. 20 (786)
Mission/mission-sending (1)
 Hadrian 3.sending of messengers (Anonymi 1337) to England: At this time messengers (Anonymi 1337) were sent [DE add: from Rome] by Hadrian 3 to England to renew the faith [DE add: and friendship].: ASC (DEF)  785 DEF(OE and Lat.) (786)
Ordering (1)
 Hadrian 3.despatch of letters and mandate to investigate state of English church: Hadrian 3 sent letters to George 1 containing statutes of the church and mandating him and Theophylactus 2 to go to Britain.: George.Ep  p. 20
Pallium-despatch/receipt/request (5)
 Hadrian 3.dividing the see of Canterbury: Pope Hadrian 3, of blessed memory, our predecessor, diminished contrary to custom the authority of the bishop of Canterbury, and by his authority confirmed the division into two archiepiscopal sees, to that we truly reply that he did this for no other reason than because your excellent king, Offa 7, testified in his letter that it was the united wish and unanimous petition of you all, both on account of the vast size of your lands and the extension of your kingdom, and also for many more reasons and advantages. For these reasons chiefly did the lord apostolic Hadrian 3 send the dignity of the pallium to the bishop of the Mercians [Hygeberht 1].: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Hadrian 3.sending pallium to the bishop of the Mercians: Pope Hadrian 3 sent the pallium to the bishop of the Mercians [Hygeberht 1]. This was done because Offa 7, testified in his letter that it was the united wish and unanimous petition of all, both on account of the vast size of their lands and the extension of the kingdom, and also for many more reasons and advantages.: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Hadrian 3.sending the pallium to bishop of Mercians: Hadrian 3, at the request of Offa 7, sent the pallium tot he bishop of the Mercians.: Cenwulf.Ep  p. 128
 Offa 7-Jænberht 1.hostility: Offa 7 king of the Mercians quarrelled with the people of Kent and tried to rob Jænberht 1 of his primacy. At the same time, in his concern to give the realm of the Mercians the distinction of an archbishopric, he communicated with Pope Hadrian 3 by letters, with which, perhaps, went bribes, and prevailed upon him, against all precedent, to mark out the bishop of Lichfield with a pallium and subordinate to him all the bishops of the Mercians (their names were Deneberht 1 of Worcester, Werenberht 1 of Leicester, Eadwulf 7 of Sidnacester, Wulfheard 5 of Hereford), together with two bishops of the East Angles, Ealhheard 1 of Elmham and Tidfrith 1 of Dunwich. The bishop of Lichfield was also called Ealdwulf 13. (Of the bishoprics some have been moved, like Elmham to Norwich, some merged with others, like Dunwich with Norwich, while some no longer exist, like Leicester and Sidnacester.) But the archbishop of Canterbury retained four bishops, London, Winchester, Rochester, and Selsey. This unsatisfactory situation prevailed throughout the tenure of Jænberht 1, though he spared no expense or trouble to press the rights of his see and stamp on the greed of the usurpers.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.7.2-4
 Æthelberht 8.receipt of pallium: In 773 Æthelberht 8, the bishop of the church of York, received the ministry of the pallium, sent to him by Pope Hadrian 3.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  47 (773)
Papal advice/audience/decision/privilege (3)
 Charlemagne 1.legation sent to the bishops of Britain (Anonymi 1895): Charlemagne 1 sent a legation seeking prayers for himself and the soul of Pope Hadrian 3.: Alcuin.Ep  104
 Hadrian 3.dividing the see of Canterbury: Pope Hadrian 3, of blessed memory, our predecessor, diminished contrary to custom the authority of the bishop of Canterbury, and by his authority confirmed the division into two archiepiscopal sees, to that we truly reply that he did this for no other reason than because your excellent king, Offa 7, testified in his letter that it was the united wish and unanimous petition of you all, both on account of the vast size of your lands and the extension of your kingdom, and also for many more reasons and advantages. For these reasons chiefly did the lord apostolic Hadrian 3 send the dignity of the pallium to the bishop of the Mercians [Hygeberht 1].: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Leo 1.ordering the restoration of the see of Canterbury: Archbishop Æthelheard 13, by the gift of the grace of God, happened to visit the thresholds of the Apostles and Leo 1, the most blessed pope of the apostolic see, about many rights of the churches of God. Among other necessary matters of business he related also the division that had wrongfully been made of the archiepiscopal see; and the apostolic pope, as he heard and understood that it had been done wrongfully, immediately made a decree by the privilege of his authority, and sent to Britain and ordered that the honour of the see of St Augustine 1 should be completely restored with all its dioceses, according as St Gregory 1, the apostle and teacher of our race, had arranged, and should be given back in all things to the honourable Archbishop Æthelheard 13 when he returned to his country; and Cenwulf 3 the pious king of the Mercians, carried this out along with his councillors, in the year of our Lord's incarnation 803, the eleventh indiction, on 12 October. : S1431a    (803)
Praying (2)
 Charlemagne 1.legation sent to the bishops of Britain (Anonymi 1895): Charlemagne 1 sent a legation seeking prayers for himself and the soul of Pope Hadrian 3.: Alcuin.Ep  104
 Hadrian 3.death: Charlemagne 1 asked Offa 7 to order intercessions for the soul of Hadrian 3.: Charlemagne.Ep.100    (796)
Request (2)
 Charlemagne 1.legation sent to the bishops of Britain (Anonymi 1895): Charlemagne 1 sent a legation seeking prayers for himself and the soul of Pope Hadrian 3.: Alcuin.Ep  104
 Hadrian 3.sending the pallium to bishop of Mercians: Hadrian 3, at the request of Offa 7, sent the pallium tot he bishop of the Mercians.: Cenwulf.Ep  p. 128
Restoration of land/property (1)
 Leo 1.ordering the restoration of the see of Canterbury: Archbishop Æthelheard 13, by the gift of the grace of God, happened to visit the thresholds of the Apostles and Leo 1, the most blessed pope of the apostolic see, about many rights of the churches of God. Among other necessary matters of business he related also the division that had wrongfully been made of the archiepiscopal see; and the apostolic pope, as he heard and understood that it had been done wrongfully, immediately made a decree by the privilege of his authority, and sent to Britain and ordered that the honour of the see of St Augustine 1 should be completely restored with all its dioceses, according as St Gregory 1, the apostle and teacher of our race, had arranged, and should be given back in all things to the honourable Archbishop Æthelheard 13 when he returned to his country; and Cenwulf 3 the pious king of the Mercians, carried this out along with his councillors, in the year of our Lord's incarnation 803, the eleventh indiction, on 12 October. : S1431a    (803)
Visit (3)
 Leo 1.ordering the restoration of the see of Canterbury: Archbishop Æthelheard 13, by the gift of the grace of God, happened to visit the thresholds of the Apostles and Leo 1, the most blessed pope of the apostolic see, about many rights of the churches of God. Among other necessary matters of business he related also the division that had wrongfully been made of the archiepiscopal see; and the apostolic pope, as he heard and understood that it had been done wrongfully, immediately made a decree by the privilege of his authority, and sent to Britain and ordered that the honour of the see of St Augustine 1 should be completely restored with all its dioceses, according as St Gregory 1, the apostle and teacher of our race, had arranged, and should be given back in all things to the honourable Archbishop Æthelheard 13 when he returned to his country; and Cenwulf 3 the pious king of the Mercians, carried this out along with his councillors, in the year of our Lord's incarnation 803, the eleventh indiction, on 12 October. : S1431a    (803)
 Offa 7.reception of George 1 and Theophylactus 2: Offa 7 received George 1 and Theophylactus 2 and the letters they brought.: George.Ep  p. 20 (786)
 Willehad 1.journey to Rome: Willehad 1 visited Pippin 3, King of the Lombards, and went to Rome: Anon.VitWillehadi  7, 9
Factoids linked indirectly to Hadrian 3 (7)
Authorship (3)
Agatho 2:  Author of a letter to Hadrian 3 (Letter): Agatho.Ep.B38   
Charlemagne 1:  Author of a letter to Hadrian 3 (Letter): Hadrian.Ep.G92   
Alcuin 1:  Author of a letter to Pope Hadrian 3 seeking pardon for his sins and praising Angilbert, missus [of Charlemagne 1] (Letter): Alcuin.Ep  27
Office (3)
Missus of Hadrian 3 (3)
 Possessor 1: Lull.ProfFid  p. 238 line 4
 Tilpin 1: Lull.ProfFid  p. 238 line 4
 Weomad 1: Lull.ProfFid  p. 238 line 4
Event (1)
Alms-giving (1)
 Charlemagne 1.gifts to episcopal sees, metropolitan cities and Offa 7: Charlemagne 1 sent various gifts to England.: Charlemagne.Ep.100   
Archiepiscopal see - division (5)
 Hadrian 3.dividing the see of Canterbury: Pope Hadrian 3, of blessed memory, our predecessor, diminished contrary to custom the authority of the bishop of Canterbury, and by his authority confirmed the division into two archiepiscopal sees, to that we truly reply that he did this for no other reason than because your excellent king, Offa 7, testified in his letter that it was the united wish and unanimous petition of you all, both on account of the vast size of your lands and the extension of your kingdom, and also for many more reasons and advantages. For these reasons chiefly did the lord apostolic Hadrian 3 send the dignity of the pallium to the bishop of the Mercians [Hygeberht 1].: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Hadrian 3.sending pallium to the bishop of the Mercians: Pope Hadrian 3 sent the pallium to the bishop of the Mercians [Hygeberht 1]. This was done because Offa 7, testified in his letter that it was the united wish and unanimous petition of all, both on account of the vast size of their lands and the extension of the kingdom, and also for many more reasons and advantages.: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Offa 7-Jænberht 1.hostility: Offa 7 king of the Mercians quarrelled with the people of Kent and tried to rob Jænberht 1 of his primacy. At the same time, in his concern to give the realm of the Mercians the distinction of an archbishopric, he communicated with Pope Hadrian 3 by letters, with which, perhaps, went bribes, and prevailed upon him, against all precedent, to mark out the bishop of Lichfield with a pallium and subordinate to him all the bishops of the Mercians (their names were Deneberht 1 of Worcester, Werenberht 1 of Leicester, Eadwulf 7 of Sidnacester, Wulfheard 5 of Hereford), together with two bishops of the East Angles, Ealhheard 1 of Elmham and Tidfrith 1 of Dunwich. The bishop of Lichfield was also called Ealdwulf 13. (Of the bishoprics some have been moved, like Elmham to Norwich, some merged with others, like Dunwich with Norwich, while some no longer exist, like Leicester and Sidnacester.) But the archbishop of Canterbury retained four bishops, London, Winchester, Rochester, and Selsey. This unsatisfactory situation prevailed throughout the tenure of Jænberht 1, though he spared no expense or trouble to press the rights of his see and stamp on the greed of the usurpers.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.7.2-4
 Offa 7.dividing the see of Canterbury: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, presumed in the days of Archbishop Jænberht 1 with very great fraud to divide and cut asunder the honour and unity of the see of St Augustine our father in the city of Canterbury: S1431a    (765 x 792)
 Offa 7.writing to Hadrian 3: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, wrote to Pope Hadrian 3 asking him to divide the archdiocese of Canterbury.: Leo III.Ep.B288   
Archiepiscopal see - restoration (1)
 Leo 1.ordering the restoration of the see of Canterbury: Archbishop Æthelheard 13, by the gift of the grace of God, happened to visit the thresholds of the Apostles and Leo 1, the most blessed pope of the apostolic see, about many rights of the churches of God. Among other necessary matters of business he related also the division that had wrongfully been made of the archiepiscopal see; and the apostolic pope, as he heard and understood that it had been done wrongfully, immediately made a decree by the privilege of his authority, and sent to Britain and ordered that the honour of the see of St Augustine 1 should be completely restored with all its dioceses, according as St Gregory 1, the apostle and teacher of our race, had arranged, and should be given back in all things to the honourable Archbishop Æthelheard 13 when he returned to his country; and Cenwulf 3 the pious king of the Mercians, carried this out along with his councillors, in the year of our Lord's incarnation 803, the eleventh indiction, on 12 October. : S1431a    (803)
Assembly (2)
 George 1.adoption of his decrees at Mercian council: George 1 attended a Mercian council with Alcuin 1 and Pyttel 1, where the decrees were read out and adopted, and the document ratified with a cross.: George.Ep  pp. 28-9 (786)
 Offa 7-Cynewulf 4.council: Offa 7 and Cynewulf 4 met together in council and promised to rectify vices.: George.Ep  p. 20 (786)
Commemoration of the dead (1)
 Hadrian 3.death: Charlemagne 1 asked Offa 7 to order intercessions for the soul of Hadrian 3.: Charlemagne.Ep.100    (796)
Confirmation of land/privileges (1)
 Hadrian 3.letter to Offa 7 and Cynethryth 2: Hadrian 3 issued a privilege for Offa 7, Cynethryth 2 and their offspring, granting possession of the monasteries which Offa 7 had founded or acquired, and which were consecrated in honour of St Peter.: Hadrian.Ep.LD    (772 x 795)
Conquest (1)
 Charlemagne 1.sending Alcuin 1 and others to the Pope: Charlemagne 1 sent his envoys to the apostolic see to inquire whether the king of the Lombards had restored the stolen cities. Among the envoys there was Alcuin 1, the king's favourite.: LiberPontificalis  vol. I, p. 494, lines 11-13: Hadrian I, 26
Conspiracy/intent to murder (1)
 Hadrian 3.letter to Charlemagne 1: Hadrian 2 wrote to Charlemagne 1 concerning the rumour according to which Offa 7 was plotting to depose the pope.: Hadrian.Ep.G92    (784 x 791)
Correspondence (6)
 Hadrian 3.despatch of letters and mandate to investigate state of English church: Hadrian 3 sent letters to George 1 containing statutes of the church and mandating him and Theophylactus 2 to go to Britain.: George.Ep  p. 20
 Hadrian 3.letter to Charlemagne 1: Hadrian 2 wrote to Charlemagne 1 concerning the rumour according to which Offa 7 was plotting to depose the pope.: Hadrian.Ep.G92    (784 x 791)
 Hadrian 3.letter to Offa 7 and Cynethryth 2: Hadrian 3 issued a privilege for Offa 7, Cynethryth 2 and their offspring, granting possession of the monasteries which Offa 7 had founded or acquired, and which were consecrated in honour of St Peter.: Hadrian.Ep.LD    (772 x 795)
 Leo 1.writing to Cenwulf 3 concerning the diocese of London: Pope Leo 1 III to Cenwulf, king of the Mercians; letter explaining that he will not consent to moving the metropolitan dignity from Canterbury to London.: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Offa 7-Jænberht 1.hostility: Offa 7 king of the Mercians quarrelled with the people of Kent and tried to rob Jænberht 1 of his primacy. At the same time, in his concern to give the realm of the Mercians the distinction of an archbishopric, he communicated with Pope Hadrian 3 by letters, with which, perhaps, went bribes, and prevailed upon him, against all precedent, to mark out the bishop of Lichfield with a pallium and subordinate to him all the bishops of the Mercians (their names were Deneberht 1 of Worcester, Werenberht 1 of Leicester, Eadwulf 7 of Sidnacester, Wulfheard 5 of Hereford), together with two bishops of the East Angles, Ealhheard 1 of Elmham and Tidfrith 1 of Dunwich. The bishop of Lichfield was also called Ealdwulf 13. (Of the bishoprics some have been moved, like Elmham to Norwich, some merged with others, like Dunwich with Norwich, while some no longer exist, like Leicester and Sidnacester.) But the archbishop of Canterbury retained four bishops, London, Winchester, Rochester, and Selsey. This unsatisfactory situation prevailed throughout the tenure of Jænberht 1, though he spared no expense or trouble to press the rights of his see and stamp on the greed of the usurpers.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.7.2-4
 Offa 7.writing to Hadrian 3: Offa 7, king of the Mercians, wrote to Pope Hadrian 3 asking him to divide the archdiocese of Canterbury.: Leo III.Ep.B288   
Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (1)
 George 1.adoption of his decrees at Mercian council: George 1 attended a Mercian council with Alcuin 1 and Pyttel 1, where the decrees were read out and adopted, and the document ratified with a cross.: George.Ep  pp. 28-9 (786)
Death/dying (1)
 Hadrian 3.death: Hadrian 3 passed away.: Æthelweard.Chron  iii.1 (796)
Decision-making (1)
 Offa 7-Cynewulf 4.council: Offa 7 and Cynewulf 4 met together in council and promised to rectify vices.: George.Ep  p. 20 (786)
Embassy (2)
 Charlemagne 1.legation sent to the bishops of Britain (Anonymi 1895): Charlemagne 1 sent a legation seeking prayers for himself and the soul of Pope Hadrian 3.: Alcuin.Ep  104
 Charlemagne 1.sending Alcuin 1 and others to the Pope: Charlemagne 1 sent his envoys to the apostolic see to inquire whether the king of the Lombards had restored the stolen cities. Among the envoys there was Alcuin 1, the king's favourite.: LiberPontificalis  vol. I, p. 494, lines 11-13: Hadrian I, 26
Enquiry (1)
 Charlemagne 1.sending Alcuin 1 and others to the Pope: Charlemagne 1 sent his envoys to the apostolic see to inquire whether the king of the Lombards had restored the stolen cities. Among the envoys there was Alcuin 1, the king's favourite.: LiberPontificalis  vol. I, p. 494, lines 11-13: Hadrian I, 26
Episcopal see, acquisition/institution/division/merge (2)
 Leo 1.writing to Cenwulf 3 concerning the diocese of London: Pope Leo 1 III to Cenwulf, king of the Mercians; letter explaining that he will not consent to moving the metropolitan dignity from Canterbury to London.: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Offa 7-Jænberht 1.hostility: Offa 7 king of the Mercians quarrelled with the people of Kent and tried to rob Jænberht 1 of his primacy. At the same time, in his concern to give the realm of the Mercians the distinction of an archbishopric, he communicated with Pope Hadrian 3 by letters, with which, perhaps, went bribes, and prevailed upon him, against all precedent, to mark out the bishop of Lichfield with a pallium and subordinate to him all the bishops of the Mercians (their names were Deneberht 1 of Worcester, Werenberht 1 of Leicester, Eadwulf 7 of Sidnacester, Wulfheard 5 of Hereford), together with two bishops of the East Angles, Ealhheard 1 of Elmham and Tidfrith 1 of Dunwich. The bishop of Lichfield was also called Ealdwulf 13. (Of the bishoprics some have been moved, like Elmham to Norwich, some merged with others, like Dunwich with Norwich, while some no longer exist, like Leicester and Sidnacester.) But the archbishop of Canterbury retained four bishops, London, Winchester, Rochester, and Selsey. This unsatisfactory situation prevailed throughout the tenure of Jænberht 1, though he spared no expense or trouble to press the rights of his see and stamp on the greed of the usurpers.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.7.2-4
Governing (1)
 Leo 1.ordering the restoration of the see of Canterbury: Archbishop Æthelheard 13, by the gift of the grace of God, happened to visit the thresholds of the Apostles and Leo 1, the most blessed pope of the apostolic see, about many rights of the churches of God. Among other necessary matters of business he related also the division that had wrongfully been made of the archiepiscopal see; and the apostolic pope, as he heard and understood that it had been done wrongfully, immediately made a decree by the privilege of his authority, and sent to Britain and ordered that the honour of the see of St Augustine 1 should be completely restored with all its dioceses, according as St Gregory 1, the apostle and teacher of our race, had arranged, and should be given back in all things to the honourable Archbishop Æthelheard 13 when he returned to his country; and Cenwulf 3 the pious king of the Mercians, carried this out along with his councillors, in the year of our Lord's incarnation 803, the eleventh indiction, on 12 October. : S1431a    (803)
Grant and Gift (1)
 Charlemagne 1.gifts to episcopal sees, metropolitan cities and Offa 7: Charlemagne 1 sent various gifts to England.: Charlemagne.Ep.100   
Hostility (1)
 Offa 7-Jænberht 1.hostility: Offa 7 king of the Mercians quarrelled with the people of Kent and tried to rob Jænberht 1 of his primacy. At the same time, in his concern to give the realm of the Mercians the distinction of an archbishopric, he communicated with Pope Hadrian 3 by letters, with which, perhaps, went bribes, and prevailed upon him, against all precedent, to mark out the bishop of Lichfield with a pallium and subordinate to him all the bishops of the Mercians (their names were Deneberht 1 of Worcester, Werenberht 1 of Leicester, Eadwulf 7 of Sidnacester, Wulfheard 5 of Hereford), together with two bishops of the East Angles, Ealhheard 1 of Elmham and Tidfrith 1 of Dunwich. The bishop of Lichfield was also called Ealdwulf 13. (Of the bishoprics some have been moved, like Elmham to Norwich, some merged with others, like Dunwich with Norwich, while some no longer exist, like Leicester and Sidnacester.) But the archbishop of Canterbury retained four bishops, London, Winchester, Rochester, and Selsey. This unsatisfactory situation prevailed throughout the tenure of Jænberht 1, though he spared no expense or trouble to press the rights of his see and stamp on the greed of the usurpers.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.7.2-4
Journey (1)
 Willehad 1.journey to Rome: Willehad 1 visited Pippin 3, King of the Lombards, and went to Rome: Anon.VitWillehadi  7, 9
Law-making/legislation (1)
 George 1.adoption of his decrees at Mercian council: George 1 attended a Mercian council with Alcuin 1 and Pyttel 1, where the decrees were read out and adopted, and the document ratified with a cross.: George.Ep  pp. 28-9 (786)
Message-sending (3)
 Hadrian 3.sending of messengers (Anonymi 1337) to England: At this time messengers (Anonymi 1337) were sent [DE add: from Rome] by Hadrian 3 to England to renew the faith [DE add: and friendship].: ASC (DEF)  785 DEF(OE and Lat.) (786)
 Leo 1.ordering the restoration of the see of Canterbury: Archbishop Æthelheard 13, by the gift of the grace of God, happened to visit the thresholds of the Apostles and Leo 1, the most blessed pope of the apostolic see, about many rights of the churches of God. Among other necessary matters of business he related also the division that had wrongfully been made of the archiepiscopal see; and the apostolic pope, as he heard and understood that it had been done wrongfully, immediately made a decree by the privilege of his authority, and sent to Britain and ordered that the honour of the see of St Augustine 1 should be completely restored with all its dioceses, according as St Gregory 1, the apostle and teacher of our race, had arranged, and should be given back in all things to the honourable Archbishop Æthelheard 13 when he returned to his country; and Cenwulf 3 the pious king of the Mercians, carried this out along with his councillors, in the year of our Lord's incarnation 803, the eleventh indiction, on 12 October. : S1431a    (803)
 Offa 7.reception of George 1 and Theophylactus 2: Offa 7 received George 1 and Theophylactus 2 and the letters they brought.: George.Ep  p. 20 (786)
Mission/mission-sending (1)
 Hadrian 3.sending of messengers (Anonymi 1337) to England: At this time messengers (Anonymi 1337) were sent [DE add: from Rome] by Hadrian 3 to England to renew the faith [DE add: and friendship].: ASC (DEF)  785 DEF(OE and Lat.) (786)
Ordering (1)
 Hadrian 3.despatch of letters and mandate to investigate state of English church: Hadrian 3 sent letters to George 1 containing statutes of the church and mandating him and Theophylactus 2 to go to Britain.: George.Ep  p. 20
Pallium-despatch/receipt/request (5)
 Hadrian 3.dividing the see of Canterbury: Pope Hadrian 3, of blessed memory, our predecessor, diminished contrary to custom the authority of the bishop of Canterbury, and by his authority confirmed the division into two archiepiscopal sees, to that we truly reply that he did this for no other reason than because your excellent king, Offa 7, testified in his letter that it was the united wish and unanimous petition of you all, both on account of the vast size of your lands and the extension of your kingdom, and also for many more reasons and advantages. For these reasons chiefly did the lord apostolic Hadrian 3 send the dignity of the pallium to the bishop of the Mercians [Hygeberht 1].: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Hadrian 3.sending pallium to the bishop of the Mercians: Pope Hadrian 3 sent the pallium to the bishop of the Mercians [Hygeberht 1]. This was done because Offa 7, testified in his letter that it was the united wish and unanimous petition of all, both on account of the vast size of their lands and the extension of the kingdom, and also for many more reasons and advantages.: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Hadrian 3.sending the pallium to bishop of Mercians: Hadrian 3, at the request of Offa 7, sent the pallium tot he bishop of the Mercians.: Cenwulf.Ep  p. 128
 Offa 7-Jænberht 1.hostility: Offa 7 king of the Mercians quarrelled with the people of Kent and tried to rob Jænberht 1 of his primacy. At the same time, in his concern to give the realm of the Mercians the distinction of an archbishopric, he communicated with Pope Hadrian 3 by letters, with which, perhaps, went bribes, and prevailed upon him, against all precedent, to mark out the bishop of Lichfield with a pallium and subordinate to him all the bishops of the Mercians (their names were Deneberht 1 of Worcester, Werenberht 1 of Leicester, Eadwulf 7 of Sidnacester, Wulfheard 5 of Hereford), together with two bishops of the East Angles, Ealhheard 1 of Elmham and Tidfrith 1 of Dunwich. The bishop of Lichfield was also called Ealdwulf 13. (Of the bishoprics some have been moved, like Elmham to Norwich, some merged with others, like Dunwich with Norwich, while some no longer exist, like Leicester and Sidnacester.) But the archbishop of Canterbury retained four bishops, London, Winchester, Rochester, and Selsey. This unsatisfactory situation prevailed throughout the tenure of Jænberht 1, though he spared no expense or trouble to press the rights of his see and stamp on the greed of the usurpers.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.7.2-4
 Æthelberht 8.receipt of pallium: In 773 Æthelberht 8, the bishop of the church of York, received the ministry of the pallium, sent to him by Pope Hadrian 3.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  47 (773)
Papal advice/audience/decision/privilege (3)
 Charlemagne 1.legation sent to the bishops of Britain (Anonymi 1895): Charlemagne 1 sent a legation seeking prayers for himself and the soul of Pope Hadrian 3.: Alcuin.Ep  104
 Hadrian 3.dividing the see of Canterbury: Pope Hadrian 3, of blessed memory, our predecessor, diminished contrary to custom the authority of the bishop of Canterbury, and by his authority confirmed the division into two archiepiscopal sees, to that we truly reply that he did this for no other reason than because your excellent king, Offa 7, testified in his letter that it was the united wish and unanimous petition of you all, both on account of the vast size of your lands and the extension of your kingdom, and also for many more reasons and advantages. For these reasons chiefly did the lord apostolic Hadrian 3 send the dignity of the pallium to the bishop of the Mercians [Hygeberht 1].: Leo III.Ep.B288   
 Leo 1.ordering the restoration of the see of Canterbury: Archbishop Æthelheard 13, by the gift of the grace of God, happened to visit the thresholds of the Apostles and Leo 1, the most blessed pope of the apostolic see, about many rights of the churches of God. Among other necessary matters of business he related also the division that had wrongfully been made of the archiepiscopal see; and the apostolic pope, as he heard and understood that it had been done wrongfully, immediately made a decree by the privilege of his authority, and sent to Britain and ordered that the honour of the see of St Augustine 1 should be completely restored with all its dioceses, according as St Gregory 1, the apostle and teacher of our race, had arranged, and should be given back in all things to the honourable Archbishop Æthelheard 13 when he returned to his country; and Cenwulf 3 the pious king of the Mercians, carried this out along with his councillors, in the year of our Lord's incarnation 803, the eleventh indiction, on 12 October. : S1431a    (803)
Praying (2)
 Charlemagne 1.legation sent to the bishops of Britain (Anonymi 1895): Charlemagne 1 sent a legation seeking prayers for himself and the soul of Pope Hadrian 3.: Alcuin.Ep  104
 Hadrian 3.death: Charlemagne 1 asked Offa 7 to order intercessions for the soul of Hadrian 3.: Charlemagne.Ep.100    (796)
Request (2)
 Charlemagne 1.legation sent to the bishops of Britain (Anonymi 1895): Charlemagne 1 sent a legation seeking prayers for himself and the soul of Pope Hadrian 3.: Alcuin.Ep  104
 Hadrian 3.sending the pallium to bishop of Mercians: Hadrian 3, at the request of Offa 7, sent the pallium tot he bishop of the Mercians.: Cenwulf.Ep  p. 128
Restoration of land/property (1)
 Leo 1.ordering the restoration of the see of Canterbury: Archbishop Æthelheard 13, by the gift of the grace of God, happened to visit the thresholds of the Apostles and Leo 1, the most blessed pope of the apostolic see, about many rights of the churches of God. Among other necessary matters of business he related also the division that had wrongfully been made of the archiepiscopal see; and the apostolic pope, as he heard and understood that it had been done wrongfully, immediately made a decree by the privilege of his authority, and sent to Britain and ordered that the honour of the see of St Augustine 1 should be completely restored with all its dioceses, according as St Gregory 1, the apostle and teacher of our race, had arranged, and should be given back in all things to the honourable Archbishop Æthelheard 13 when he returned to his country; and Cenwulf 3 the pious king of the Mercians, carried this out along with his councillors, in the year of our Lord's incarnation 803, the eleventh indiction, on 12 October. : S1431a    (803)
Visit (3)
 Leo 1.ordering the restoration of the see of Canterbury: Archbishop Æthelheard 13, by the gift of the grace of God, happened to visit the thresholds of the Apostles and Leo 1, the most blessed pope of the apostolic see, about many rights of the churches of God. Among other necessary matters of business he related also the division that had wrongfully been made of the archiepiscopal see; and the apostolic pope, as he heard and understood that it had been done wrongfully, immediately made a decree by the privilege of his authority, and sent to Britain and ordered that the honour of the see of St Augustine 1 should be completely restored with all its dioceses, according as St Gregory 1, the apostle and teacher of our race, had arranged, and should be given back in all things to the honourable Archbishop Æthelheard 13 when he returned to his country; and Cenwulf 3 the pious king of the Mercians, carried this out along with his councillors, in the year of our Lord's incarnation 803, the eleventh indiction, on 12 October. : S1431a    (803)
 Offa 7.reception of George 1 and Theophylactus 2: Offa 7 received George 1 and Theophylactus 2 and the letters they brought.: George.Ep  p. 20 (786)
 Willehad 1.journey to Rome: Willehad 1 visited Pippin 3, King of the Lombards, and went to Rome: Anon.VitWillehadi  7, 9