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Ælfweard
Ælfweard is the name of: *Ælfweard of Wessex (902–924), second son of Edward the Elder, according to some sources briefly king of Wessex *Ælfweard of London (died 1044), Bishop of London {{DEFAULTSORT:Aelfweard English masculine given names Old English personal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ælfweard Of Wessex
Ælfweard (; c. 902 – 2 August 924) was the second son of Edward the Elder, the eldest born to his second wife Ælfflæd. Kingship and death The '' Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' simply states that Ælfweard died soon after his father's death on 17 July 924 and that they were buried together at Winchester. Manuscript D of the ''Chronicle'' specifies that he outlived his father by only 16 days. No reign is explicitly attributed to him here. However, a list of West-Saxon kings in the 12th-century ''Textus Roffensis'' mentions him as his father's successor, with a reign of four weeks.Yorke, ''Bishop Æthelwold''. p. 71. He is also described as king in the New Minster ''Liber Vitae'', an 11th-century source based in part on earlier material. On the other hand, William of Malmesbury, summarising a text dating to the lifetime of Ælfweard's elder brother Æthelstan, states that Æthelstan succeeded under the terms of his father's will.Williams, "Some Notes", pp. 149–50; Mynors et al, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ælfweard Of London
__NOTOC__ Ælfweard (died 1044) was a medieval Bishop of London. A monk from Ramsey on the Isle of Man who became the Abbot of Evesham in 1014, Ælfweard became Bishop of London but retained Evesham.Wardle ''Heroes & Villains of Worcestershire'' p. 10 He was consecrated in 1035, but when he developed leprosy Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria ''Mycobacterium leprae'' or ''Mycobacterium lepromatosis''. Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This nerve damag ... he was expelled from Evesham and he returned to Ramsey. He died on either 25 or 27 July 1044.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 220 Citations References * * External links * Bishops of London 1044 deaths Year of birth unknown 11th-century English Roman Catholic bishops {{England-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Masculine Given Names
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