Æðelweard was the king of

Hwicce Hwicce () was a kingdom in Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon England. According to the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'', the kingdom was established in 577, after the Battle of Deorham. After 628, the kingdom became a client or sub-kingdom of Mercia as a result ...

. He apparently reigned jointly with his presumed brothers Æthelheard, Æthelberht and Æthelric. He was the son of

Oshere Oshere (fl. 690s) was king of the Hwicce, an Anglo-Saxon tribe occupying land in what later became Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. A member of the royal house of Northumbria, Oshere was a sub-king to Æthelred, king of Mercia (d. c 709). F ...

. He is known from charters: In 692, together with Æthelheard, issued a charter to Abbess Cuthswith, and also witnessed a charter of

Æthelred Æthelred (; ) or Ethelred () is an Old English personal name (a compound of '' æþele'' and '' ræd'', meaning "noble counsel" or "well-advised") and may refer to: Anglo-Saxon England * Æthelred and Æthelberht, legendary princes of Kent * � ...

, king of Mercia, together with Æthelheard, Æthelberht, and Æthelric. In 693 the four brothers witnessed a charter issued by their father

. In 706 he granted land to Bishop Ecgwine. In this charter Æthelweard is styled ''subregulus, Osheri quondam regis Wicciorum filius''. Possibly he is also the ''Æþeluuard dux'' who in 716 or 717 witnessed a charter issued by Æthelbald, King of Mercia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aethelweard Of The Hwicce Hwiccan monarchs 7th-century births 8th-century English monarchs 8th-century deaths

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