Beorhtric 1
(Male)
King of the West Saxons, 786-802
l viii-e ix
Factoid List
- Recorded Name (35)
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... Beorhtrico ... (1)
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Asser.VitAlfredi 15
... Byrhtrico ... (1)
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Ęthelweard.Chron iii.1
BEORCHTRIC (1)
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EMC Coin 1855.0001 (N 559 (Beorhtric alpha-omega))
BEORHTRIC (1)
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EMC Coin 1961.0528 (N 558 (Beorhtric A))
Beorhtric (8)
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Asser.VitAlfredi 14
S149
ASC 784 A, 783 C
ASC 787 AG
ASC 836 ADG
ASC 800 ADG
ASC Pref. AG
NewMinster.LiberVitae Fol 14r.3.vii
Beorhtricus (1)
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S268
Beortricus (1)
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S269
Berhtric (2)
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ASC 784 D
ASC 787 D
Breohtric (1)
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ASC 787 E
Breorhtricus (1)
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S267
Brihtric (4)
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ASC <783/4> B, 784 E
ASC 787 CF(OE)
ASC <800> B, 800 CE, 801 F(OE)
ASC <836> B, 836 CF(OE)
Brihtricus (6)
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S268
S148
S268
ASC 787 F(Lat.)
ASC 801 F(Lat.)
ASC 836 F(Lat.)
Brithricus (1)
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Leo III.Ep.B284 p. 393
Byrhtric (6)
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ASC 784 G
ASC <787> B
ASC 836 E
Ęthelweard.Chron ii.Cap.
Ęthelweard.Chron ii.20
Ęthelweard.Chron iii.2
- Personal Information (1)
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moral (1)
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Ęthelweard.Chron iii.1 (very pious)
- Office (25)
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King (25)
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Asser.VitAlfredi 14 (King of the West Saxons)
Asser.VitAlfredi 15
S268
S148
S149 (king of the West Saxons)
S267 (king of the West Saxons)
S268
S269
ASC 784 ADEG, <783/4> B, 783 C
ASC Pref. AG
ASC 784 ADEG, <783/4> B, 783 C
ASC 787 ACDEF(OE and Lat.), <787> B
ASC 800 ACDEG, <800> B, 801 F(OE and Lat.)
ASC 836 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <836> B (King of the West Saxons)
ASC Pref. AG
Leo III.Ep.B284 p. 393
Ęthelweard.Chron ii.Cap. (King of the West Saxons)
Ęthelweard.Chron ii.20 (King of the West Angles [= West Saxons])
Ęthelweard.Chron iii.1 (King of the West Angles [= West Saxons])
Ęthelweard.Chron iii.2
NewMinster.LiberVitae Fol 14r.3.vii (King of the West Saxons)
NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 53
NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 64
EMC Coin 1961.0528 (N 558 (Beorhtric A))
EMC Coin 1855.0001 (N 559 (Beorhtric alpha-omega))
- Personal Relationship (11)
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Beorhtric 1 Descendant (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (2)
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of Cerdic 1: ASC Pref. AG
of Cerdic 1: Ęthelweard.Chron ii.20
~ Favourite (General relationship) of Beorhtric 1 (1)
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Anonymous 3: of Beorhtric 1: Asser.VitAlfredi 14
Beorhtric 1 Paternal kin (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)
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of Cerdic 1: ASC 784 A
Beorhtric 1 Successor (General relationship) of ~ (2)
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of Cynewulf 4: ASC 784 ADEG, <783/4> B, 783 C
of Cynewulf 4: ASC Pref. AG
~ Successor (General relationship) of Beorhtric 1 (3)
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Ecgberht 10: of Beorhtric 1: ASC Pref. AG
Ecgberht 10: of Beorhtric 1: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum v.236.1
Ecgberht 10: of Beorhtric 1: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 64
~ Wife (Affinal kinship) of Beorhtric 1 (2)
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Eadburg 5: of Beorhtric 1: Asser.VitAlfredi 14
Eadburg 5: of Beorhtric 1: ASC 787 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <787> B
- Event (29)
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Allegiance (1)
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Beorhtric 1.assistance to Offa 7: Beorhtric 1 assisted Offa 7 because he [sc. Beorhtric 1] had his daughter [sc. Eadburg 5] as his queen.: ASC 836 ACG, <836> B
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of king (2)
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Beorhtric 1.accession to kingdom: Then Beorhtric 1 acceded to the kingdom.: ASC Pref. AG (786)
Beorhtric 1.accession to kingdom of West Saxons: Then Beorhtric 1 received the kingdom of the West Saxons.: ASC 784 ADEG, <783/4> B, 783 C (786)
Assistance (1)
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Beorhtric 1.assistance to Offa 7: Beorhtric 1 assisted Offa 7 because he [sc. Beorhtric 1] had his daughter [sc. Eadburg 5] as his queen.: ASC 836 ACG, <836> B
Burial (1)
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Beorhtric 1.burial: The body [of Beorhtric 1] lay at Wareham.: ASC 784 ADEG, <783/4> B, 783 C
Charter-witnessing (5)
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S148 - Ecgfrith 7 granting land to Ęthelmund 2: Ecgfrith 7, king of the Mercians, to Ęthelmund 2, his princeps; grant of 3 hides (cassati) at Huntena tun: S148 (796)
S149 - Ecgfrith 7 granting land to Cuthbert 11: Ecgfrith 7, king of the Mercians, to Cuthbert 11, abbot, and the brethren of Malmesbury Abbey; restitution of 35 hides (manentes) at Purton, Wilts., previously seized by King Offa 7, in return for 2000 silver solidi: S149 (796)
S267 - Beorhtric 1 granting land to Wigfrith 4: Beorhtric 1, king of the West Saxons, to Wigfrith 4, pręfectus; grant of 10 hides (cassati) on the river Parret, Somerset: S267 (794)
S268 - Beorhtric 1 granting land to Lulla 3: Beorhtric 1, king, to Lulla 3, his princeps; grant of 10 hides (mansiones) at Crux Easton, Hants: S268 (801)
S269 - Beorhtric 1 granting land to Hemele 2: Beorhtric 1, king, to Hemele 2, his princeps; grant of 36 hides (cassati) by the Hissaburna (the Bourne Rivulet), Hants., in exchange for 34 hides by the river Meon, granted to Hemele 2 by King Cynewulf 7: S269 (786 x 794)
Confirmation of land/privileges (1)
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Ecgfrith 7.privilege for Cynehelm 1: Ecgfrith 7 confirmed the monastery at Glastonbury and its lands to Cynehelm 1, with the permission of Beorhtric 1 and the Mercian bishops and principes: Leo III.Ep.B284 p. 393
Conspiracy/intent to murder (1)
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Cynewulf 4.killing by Cyneheard 3: In 786 Cynewulf 4, king of the West Saxons, was killed with a miserable death by a treacherous tyrant Cyneheard 3, and the cruel slayer was himself killed without pity by Ealdorman Osric 6 in vengeance for his lord, and Beorhtric 1 received the kingdom of the West Saxons.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 53 (786)
Death/dying (1)
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Beorhtric 1.death: In 802 Beorhtric 1, king of the West Saxons, who had nobly ruled the same race for 17 years, died; and Ecgberht 10, from the royal stock of that nation, received and held his dominion and kingdom after him.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 64 (802)
Exile (1)
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Offa 7-Beorhtric 1.expulsion of Ecgberht 10 from England: Offa 7 and Beorhtric 1 had caused Ecgberht 10 before he became king to flee from England to Francia for three years.: ASC 836 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <836> B
Expulsion (1)
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Offa 7-Beorhtric 1.expulsion of Ecgberht 10 from England: Offa 7 and Beorhtric 1 had caused Ecgberht 10 before he became king to flee from England to Francia for three years.: ASC 836 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <836> B
Flight (1)
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Offa 7-Beorhtric 1.expulsion of Ecgberht 10 from England: Offa 7 and Beorhtric 1 had caused Ecgberht 10 before he became king to flee from England to Francia for three years.: ASC 836 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <836> B
Grant and Gift (7)
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Beorhtric 1.S267 granting land to Wigfrith 4: Beorhtric 1, king of the West Saxons, to Wigfrith 4, pręfectus; grant of 10 hides (cassati) on the river Parret, Somerset: S267 (794)
Beorhtric 1.S268 granting land to Lulla 3: Beorhtric 1, king, to Lulla 3, his princeps; grant of 10 hides (mansiones) at Crux Easton, Hants.: S268 (801)
Ecgfrith 7.restoring land to Cuthbert 11 & Malmesbury 1: Ecgfrith 7, king of the Mercians, to Cuthbert 11, abbot, and the brethren of Malmesbury 1 Abbey; restitution of 35 hides (manentes) at Purton, Wilts., previously seized by King Offa 7, in return for 2000 silver solidi.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum v.235.2-5 (796)
S148 - Ecgfrith 7 granting land to Ęthelmund 2: Ecgfrith 7, king of the Mercians, to Ęthelmund 2, his princeps; grant of 3 hides (cassati) at Huntena tun: S148 (796)
S267 - Beorhtric 1 granting land to Wigfrith 4: Beorhtric 1, king of the West Saxons, to Wigfrith 4, pręfectus; grant of 10 hides (cassati) on the river Parret, Somerset: S267 (794)
S268 - Beorhtric 1 granting land to Lulla 3: Beorhtric 1, king, to Lulla 3, his princeps; grant of 10 hides (mansiones) at Crux Easton, Hants: S268 (801)
S269 - Beorhtric 1 granting land to Hemele 2: Beorhtric 1, king, to Hemele 2, his princeps; grant of 36 hides (cassati) by the Hissaburna (the Bourne Rivulet), Hants., in exchange for 34 hides by the river Meon, granted to Hemele 2 by King Cynewulf 7: S269 (786 x 794)
Killing/murder (3)
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Anonymi 822.killing of Anonymous 305: Anonymi 822 slew Anonymous 305.: ASC 787 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <787> B
Cynewulf 4.killing by Cyneheard 3: In 786 Cynewulf 4, king of the West Saxons, was killed with a miserable death by a treacherous tyrant Cyneheard 3, and the cruel slayer was himself killed without pity by Ealdorman Osric 6 in vengeance for his lord, and Beorhtric 1 received the kingdom of the West Saxons.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 53 (786)
Eadburg 5.killing of Beorhtric 1 and others: Eadburg 5 killed Beorhtric 1 and others.: Asser.VitAlfredi 14
Kingdom - accession to (4)
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Beorhtric 1.accession to kingdom: Then Beorhtric 1 acceded to the kingdom.: ASC Pref. AG (786)
Beorhtric 1.accession to kingdom of West Saxons: Then Beorhtric 1 received the kingdom of the West Saxons.: ASC 784 ADEG, <783/4> B, 783 C (786)
Beorhtric 1.death: In 802 Beorhtric 1, king of the West Saxons, who had nobly ruled the same race for 17 years, died; and Ecgberht 10, from the royal stock of that nation, received and held his dominion and kingdom after him.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 64 (802)
Cynewulf 4.killing by Cyneheard 3: In 786 Cynewulf 4, king of the West Saxons, was killed with a miserable death by a treacherous tyrant Cyneheard 3, and the cruel slayer was himself killed without pity by Ealdorman Osric 6 in vengeance for his lord, and Beorhtric 1 received the kingdom of the West Saxons.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 53 (786)
Marriage (3)
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Beorhtric 1.assistance to Offa 7: Beorhtric 1 assisted Offa 7 because he [sc. Beorhtric 1] had his daughter [sc. Eadburg 5] as his queen.: ASC 836 ACG, <836> B
Beorhtric 1.marriage: He [sc. Beorhtric 1] had his [sc. Offa 7's] daughter [sc. Eadburg 5] as his queen.: ASC 836 ACG, <836> B (789)
Beorhtric 1.marriage to Eadburg 5: At the end of a period of two years Beorhtric 1 married Eadburg 5, the daughter of Offa 7.: Ęthelweard.Chron ii.20 (789)
Pastoral activities/preaching (1)
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Ecgfrith 7.privilege for Cynehelm 1: Ecgfrith 7 confirmed the monastery at Glastonbury and its lands to Cynehelm 1, with the permission of Beorhtric 1 and the Mercian bishops and principes: Leo III.Ep.B284 p. 393
Property-exchanging (5)
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Beorhtric 1.S269 exchanging land with Hemele 2: Beorhtric 1, king, to Hemele 2, his princeps; grant of 36 hides (cassati) by the Hissaburna (the Bourne Rivulet), Hants., in exchange for 34 hides by the river Meon, granted to Hemele 2 by King Cynewulf 4: S269 (786 x 794)
Ecgfrith 7.restoring land to Cuthbert 11 & Malmesbury 1: Ecgfrith 7, king of the Mercians, to Cuthbert 11, abbot, and the brethren of Malmesbury 1 Abbey; restitution of 35 hides (manentes) at Purton, Wilts., previously seized by King Offa 7, in return for 2000 silver solidi.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum v.235.2-5 (796)
Hemele 2.S269 exchanging land with Beorhtric 1: Hemele 2, princeps, to Beorhtric 1, king; grant of 36 hides (cassati) by the Hissaburna (the Bourne Rivulet), Hants., in exchange for 34 hides by the river Meon, granted to Hemele 2 by King Cynewulf 4: S269 (786 x 794)
S149 - Ecgfrith 7 granting land to Cuthbert 11: Ecgfrith 7, king of the Mercians, to Cuthbert 11, abbot, and the brethren of Malmesbury Abbey; restitution of 35 hides (manentes) at Purton, Wilts., previously seized by King Offa 7, in return for 2000 silver solidi: S149 (796)
S269 - Beorhtric 1 granting land to Hemele 2: Beorhtric 1, king, to Hemele 2, his princeps; grant of 36 hides (cassati) by the Hissaburna (the Bourne Rivulet), Hants., in exchange for 34 hides by the river Meon, granted to Hemele 2 by King Cynewulf 7: S269 (786 x 794)
Property-giving/selling (1)
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S149 - Ecgfrith 7 granting land to Cuthbert 11: Ecgfrith 7, king of the Mercians, to Cuthbert 11, abbot, and the brethren of Malmesbury Abbey; restitution of 35 hides (manentes) at Purton, Wilts., previously seized by King Offa 7, in return for 2000 silver solidi: S149 (796)
Restoration of land/property (2)
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Ecgfrith 7.restoring land to Cuthbert 11 & Malmesbury 1: Ecgfrith 7, king of the Mercians, to Cuthbert 11, abbot, and the brethren of Malmesbury 1 Abbey; restitution of 35 hides (manentes) at Purton, Wilts., previously seized by King Offa 7, in return for 2000 silver solidi.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum v.235.2-5 (796)
S149 - Ecgfrith 7 granting land to Cuthbert 11: Ecgfrith 7, king of the Mercians, to Cuthbert 11, abbot, and the brethren of Malmesbury Abbey; restitution of 35 hides (manentes) at Purton, Wilts., previously seized by King Offa 7, in return for 2000 silver solidi: S149 (796)
Seizure of land (1)
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S149 - Ecgfrith 7 granting land to Cuthbert 11: Ecgfrith 7, king of the Mercians, to Cuthbert 11, abbot, and the brethren of Malmesbury Abbey; restitution of 35 hides (manentes) at Purton, Wilts., previously seized by King Offa 7, in return for 2000 silver solidi: S149 (796)
- Factoids linked indirectly to Beorhtric 1 (5)
- Office (5)
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Exactor regis of Beorhtric 1 (1)
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Beaduheard 1: Ęthelweard.Chron iii.1 (King's reeve)
Moneyer of Beorhtric 1 (2)
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Ecgheard 7: EMC Coin 1961.0528 (N 558 (Beorhtric A))
Pehthun 1: EMC Coin 1855.0001 (N 559 (Beorhtric alpha-omega))
Praefectus of Beorhtric 1 (1)
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Wigfrith 4: S267
Queen of Beorhtric 1 (1)
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Eadburg 5: ASC 836 ACG, <836> B