Ealdred of Hwicce
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Ealdred of Hwicce
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Ealdred was styled as Dux (Duke) by Offa 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. In 757 Eanberht, Uhtred, and Ealdred, granted land to Bishop Milred, and in 759 to Abbot Headda. 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. It seems that soon after Ealdred's death Offa absorbed
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King of Hwicce
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2024-01-27T14:09:17Z
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