Aethelhelm of WILTSHIRE
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| name | Aethelhelm of WILTSHIRE |
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| death | 12. June 897 |
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AELSWITHA |
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Medieval Lands by Charles Cawley, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy 1. ÆTHELHELM (-[12] Jun 897). "Æthelhel[m] dux" subscribed anundated charter of King Alfred, named first in the list of subscribersbefore the king's nephew and son[568]. Ealdorman of Wiltshire."Ethelhelm comes Wiltunensium" carried the alms of Alfred King ofWessex to Rome in 887[569]. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that in[886/87] "ealdorman Æthelhelm took the alms of the West Saxons and ofking Alfred to Rome"[570]. King Alfred granted "Æthelhelm comes" landat North Newnton, Wiltshire by charter dated 892[571]. TheAnglo-Saxon Chronicle records that in 893 "ealdorman Æthelred andealdorman Æthelhelm and ealdorman Æthelnoth" besieged and laterdefeated the Danes "at Buttington on Severn shore"[572]. TheAnglo-Saxon Chronicle records the death in 897 "nine nights beforemidsummer" of "Æthelhelm ealdorman of Wiltshire"[573]. m ÆLSWITHA,daughter of ---. The primary source which confirms her marriage hasnot yet been identified. Æthelhelm & his wife had [two] children: a) ÆLFLÆD (-920, bur Winchester Cathedral[574]). The Book ofHyde names "Elfelmi comitis filia Elfleda" as first wife of KingEadweard[575]. Roger of Wendover calls her "secunda reginasua…Alfleda, Elfelmi comitis filia"[576]. "Elffled coniux regis"subscribed a 901 charter of King Edward[577]. m (901 or before) ashis second wife, EDWARD "the Elder" King of Wessex, son of ALFRED Kingof Wessex & his wife Ealhswith ([872]-Farndon-on-Dee near Chester 17Jul 924, bur Winchester Cathedral). b) [OSFERTH (-934 or after). "Offerd propinquus regis"subscribed a charter of King Edward dated 909[578], named in the listof subscribers immediately after "Ælfweard filius regis", althoughthere is no indication what his precise relationship with the royalfamily might have been. Among the king's paternal family there appearno families descended from King Æthelwulf, in either the male orfemale line, to whom Osferth could belong, with the exception ofpossible children of the sons of King Æthelred I who would presumablyhave still been in disgrace in 909, only about five years after therebellion of Æthelwold. It is therefore more likely that Osferth wasrelated to the royal family by marriage. The most likely possibilityis relationship through King Edward's second wife. Nothing is knownof the family of Ealhswith, wife of King Alfred, but "propinquus"implies a connection closer than first cousin. "Osferth/Offerth dux"subscribed charters of King Edward dated 909 and 921, and of KingÆthelstan dated 928 to 934, in the majority of which he is named firstin the list of subscribers[579].] [568] S 356. [569] Asser, Part II, and Roger of Hoveden I, p. 49. [570] Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, A and E, 887 [886-7]. [571] S 348. [572] Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, A, 894 [893]. [573] Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, A, 898 [897]. [574] According to Malmesbury II, 126, p. 110, Ælfleda was buried atWilton Abbey. [575] Rerum Britannicarum medii ævi scriptores (1866) Liber Monasteriide Hyda 455-1023 (London) XIV.4, p. 112. [576] Roger of Wendover, Vol. I, p. 368. [577] S 363. [578] S 378. [579] S 375, S 379 (King Edward), S 400, S 403, S 405, S 412, S 417, S418, S 407, S 425 and S 428 (twice).
Sources
| 1 | Foundation for Medieveal Geneology, England, Anglo-Saxon Nobility - Chapter 7: Wiltshire
Author: Charles Cawley
Publication: Name: Medeival Lands; Location: Oak House, Vowchurch, Hereford, HR20RB, England; Date: 2001-2011;
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| Reconstruction of the families of, and relationships between, 8th to11th century Anglo-Saxon nobility of non-royal lineage presentsconsiderable challenges. Charters from the Anglo-Saxon period includemany names, particularly in witness lists, but rarely specifyrelationships. The information is supplemented by availablechronicles, but the result is still far from complete. Before the late 8th century, very few names of Anglo-Saxon noblemen,who were unrelated to the royal families, emerge from the primarysources. The earliest grant of property (land in Worcestershire)which is recorded in a surviving charter to an Anglo-Saxon noblemanwas made in 736 by Ethelbald King of Mercia to "Cyneberht comes"[1].Cyneberht is named as subscriber in three other charters dated until749[2], but otherwise has not yet been identified. The ealdormen of Mercia, Northumbria and, at a later date, Wessexenjoyed considerable administrative authority in the territories whichthey controlled. In the cases of Mercia and Northumbria, the primarysources suggest that the local ealdorman acted as the king's regent.However, the extent to which the appointment was hereditary within thesame family is unclear. In the case of Northumbria, the ealdormanshipsettled in the family of Waltheof from the mid-10th century untilafter the Norman conquest, although it is possible that eachappointment was confirmed by the king after the death of eachoffice-holder. As far as Mercia is concerned, it is not possible toconfirm a family relationship between the 10th century ealdormen,until the position settled with the family of Leofwine in the early11th century. Ealdorman are also recorded in Devonshire, East Anglia, Essex andWiltshire at different times between the mid-9th and early 11thcenturies. It is uncertain whether these individuals enjoyeddelegated administrative responsibility over these counties or whetherthey were powerful local landowners whose title would more accuratelybe described as ealdormen "in" the county rather than "of" the county.As with the case of Mercia, the available information is insufficientto assess whether all the ealdormen "rulers" recorded in each suchcounty were members of the same family. The vast majority of Anglo-Saxon ealdormen cannot be linked to aspecific geographical area. They are shown in Chapters 9 and 10 ofthe present document. It appears that, at any one time between theearly 9th and early 11th centuries, there were no more than a dozen orso different nobles who are named in contemporary documentation withthe title "dux" or ealdorman. This suggests a close-knit community of"first tier" nobility in Anglo-Saxon England, probably closely relatedto each other, similar to the situation in post-conquest England.Unfortunately, the lack of documentary evidence makes it difficult toprove that this was the case. Information from a large proportion of available charters has beenanalysed in the preparation of the present document. Those which aregenerally regarded as spurious were excluded from the analysis.Charters and testaments are cited in the present document by updated"Sawyer" ["S"] numbers, produced by Dr Susan Kelly, and used as thesearch tool on The New Regesta Regum Anglorum website[3]. The on-lineProsopography of Anglo-Saxon England ("PASE") has also beenconsulted[4]. [1] S 89 (Ethelbald King of Mercia). [2] PASE "Cyneberht 3". [3] Miller, S. (2001) The New Regesta Regum Anglorum, consulted at<http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/chartwww/NewRegReg.html> (Dec 2004). [4] Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England ("PASE") (King´s CollegeLondon and University of Cambridge, 2005-10), available at<http://www.pase.ac.uk/index.html> (Jan 2011). |
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