BDDAB, pp. 17-18; BEASE, pp. 11-13; CDNB 1:943; DNB 18:14-16 = 6:878-80; Fletcher, pp. 98-100; S. E. Kelly, Ęthelbald (d. 757), ODNB.
Notes:
BDDAB, pp. 17-18; BEASE, pp. 11-13; CDNB 1:943; DNB 18:14-16 = 6:878-80; Fletcher, pp. 98-100; S. E. Kelly, Ęthelbald (d. 757), ODNB.
Annals.ContBedae: Continuation of Bede's Ecclesi... (10)
Recorded Name (3)
Aedilbald (1)
Annals.ContBedae 574.757 Aedilbaldus (2) Annals.ContBedae 572.740 Annals.ContBedae 574.750 Office (3)
King (3) Annals.ContBedae 572.740 (King of the Mercians) Annals.ContBedae 574.750 Annals.ContBedae 574.757 (King of the Mercians) Event (3)
Betrayal/oath-breaking (1) Ęthelbald 4.killing by his bodyguard: Ęthelbald 4 was treacherously killed at night by his bodyguard in a wretched way.: Annals.ContBedae 574.757 (757) Killing/murder (1) Ęthelbald 4.killing by his bodyguard: Ęthelbald 4 was treacherously killed at night by his bodyguard in a wretched way.: Annals.ContBedae 574.757 (757) Raiding (1) Ęthelbald 4.ravaging of part of Northumbria: Ęthelbald 4 by wicked deceit devastated part of [the land of the] Northumbrians.: Annals.ContBedae 572.740, 574.740 (740) Rebellion/sedition (1) Cuthred 7.rebellion against Ęthelbald 4 and Angus 1: Cuthred 7 rose up against Ęthelbald 4 and Angus 1.: Annals.ContBedae 574.750 (750) Factoids linked indirectly to Ęthelbald 4 (1)
Occupation (1)
Bodyguard of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Anonymous 10139: Annals.ContBedae 574.757 AnnalsCamb: Annales Cambriae (5)
Recorded Name (3)
Edpald (1) AnnalsCamb 757 A Edpalt (1) AnnalsCamb 757 C Edphalt (1) AnnalsCamb 757 B Office (1)
King (1) AnnalsCamb 757 ABC (King of the [Anglo-]Saxons) Event (1)
Death/dying (1) Ęthelbald 4.death: Ęthelbald 4 died.: AnnalsCamb 757 ABC (757) AnnalsUlster: Annals of Ulster (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Edalbald (1) AnnalsUlster 757.2 Office (1)
King (1) AnnalsUlster 757.2 (King of the Saxons) Event (1)
Death/dying (1) Ęthelbald 4.death: Ęthelbald 4 died.: AnnalsUlster 757.2 (757) Anon.Ep.T115: Description of the vision of a... (4)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęthilbealdus (1) Anon.Ep.T115 p. 249 Personal Information (1)
moral (1) Anon.Ep.T115 p. 249 (tyrant) Office (1)
King (1) Anon.Ep.T115 p. 249 Event (1)
Dreaming/seeing vision/revelation (1) Anonymous 859.vision: Anonymous 859 saw the destiny of several souls, including one woman who was released from her penitential pit by the celebration of Mass. In the same pit he saw two queens: Cuthburg 2 and Wiala 1. He also saw: Ceolla 1; the abbot (Anonymous 860) of the recipient of T115; Ęthelbald 4 and a vast number of children who had died without baptism under Daniel 1. He also saw what was being prepared for two 'milites' (Daniel 2 and Bregwulf 1) who were still alive.: Anon.Ep.T115 pp. 247-50 Anon.GenRegList1: Genealogies of Deiran, Bernici... (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Ašelbald (1) Anon.GenRegList1 Office (1)
King (1) Anon.GenRegList1 (King of the Mercians) Personal Relationship (1)
Ęthelbald 4 Son (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1) of Alweo 1: Anon.GenRegList1 Anon.GenRegList2: Genealogies of Deiran, Bernici... (4)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęšelbald (1) Anon.GenRegList2 Office (2)
King (2) Anon.GenRegList2 (King of the Mercians) Anon.GenRegList2 (king of the Mercians) Personal Relationship (1)
Ęthelbald 4 Son (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1) of Alweo 1: Anon.GenRegList2 ASC: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Base te... (31)
Recorded Name (14)
Ašelbald (1) ASC 740 F(OE) Ašelbold (1) ASC 733 F(OE) Ęšelbald (4) ASC 716 E ASC 743 E ASC 752 E ASC 755 EF(OE) Ęšelbaldus (1) ASC 755 F(Lat.) Ęšelbold (1) ASC 740 E Ęželbald (6) ASC 716 ADG, <716/17> B, <717> C ASC 733 ACDEG, <733> B ASC 741 AG, <740> B, 740 CD ASC 743 ACDG, <743> B ASC 752 ACDG, <752> B ASC 755 ACD, <755> B Office (7)
King (7) ASC 716 ADEG, <716/17> B, <717> C ASC 716 ADEG, <716/17> B, <717> C ASC 741 AG, <740> B, 740 CDEF(OE) (King of the Mercians) ASC 752 DE (King of the Mercians) ASC 755 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <755> B (King of the Mercians) ASC 743 DE (King of the Mercians) ASC 752 DE (King of the Mercians) Personal Relationship (2)
Ęthelbald 4 Successor (General relationship) of ~ (1) of Ceolred 1: ASC 716 ADEG, <716/17> B, <717> C ~ Successor (General relationship) of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Beornred 1: of Ęthelbald 4: ASC 755 ACDEG, <755> B Event (7)
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of king (1) Ęthelbald 4.accession to kingdom among Mercians: Then Ęthelbald 4 acceded to the kingdom among the Mercians.: ASC 716 ADEG, <716/17> B, <717> C (716) Battle (3) Cuthred 7.fighting against Ęthelbald 4: [Cuthred 7] fought resolutely against Ęthelbald 4.: ASC 741 AG, <740> B, 740 CDEF(OE) (740) Cuthred 7.fighting against Ęthelbald 4 ęt Beorgforda: Here Cuthred 7 fought against Ęthelbald 4 ęt Beorgforda.: ASC 752 ACDEG, <752> B (752) Ęthelbald 4-Cuthred 7.fighting against Walas (Anonymi 815): Here Ęthelbald 4 and Cuthred 7 fought against the Walas (Anonymi 815).: ASC 743 ACDEG, <743> B (743) Burh - capture (1) Ęthelbald 4.capture of Somerton: Here Ęthelbald 4 captured Somerton.: ASC 733 ACDEF(OE)G, <733> B (733) Burial (1) Ęthelbald 4.burial: The body [of Ęthelbald 4] lay at Repton.: ASC 755 ACDEG, <755> B Conquest (1) Ęthelbald 4.capture of Somerton: Here Ęthelbald 4 captured Somerton.: ASC 733 ACDEF(OE)G, <733> B (733) Killing/murder (1) Ęthelbald 4.killing at Seckington: In that same year Ęthelbald 4 was slain at Seckington [F(OE and Lat.) substitutes: Repton].: ASC 755 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <755> B (757) Kingdom - accession to (1) Ęthelbald 4.accession to kingdom among Mercians: Then Ęthelbald 4 acceded to the kingdom among the Mercians.: ASC 716 ADEG, <716/17> B, <717> C (716) Factoids linked indirectly to Ęthelbald 4 (1)
Office (1)
King of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Beornred 1: ASC 755 ACDEG, <755> B ASC (DEF): Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (DEF ver... (6)
Recorded Name (2)
Ęšelwold (1) ASC (DEF) 737 E Ęželbald (1) ASC (DEF) 737 D Office (2)
King (2) ASC (DEF) 737 D ASC (DEF) 752 DE (King of the Mercians) Event (2)
Flight (1) Cuthred 7.putting of Ęthelbald 4 to flight: [Cuthred 7] put Ęthelbald 4 to flight.: ASC (DEF) 752 DE (752) Raiding (1) Ęthelbald 4.harrying of land of Northumbrians: In this same year Ęthelbald 4 harried the land of the Northumbrians.: ASC (DEF) 737 DE (737) ASC (F): Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Version... (4)
Recorded Name (2)
Adelbaldus (1) ASC (F) 742 F(Lat.) Ašelbald (1) ASC (F) 742 F(OE) Office (1)
King (1) ASC (F) 742 F(OE and Lat.) (King of the Mercians) Event (1)
Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (1) Ęthelbald 4-Cuthbert 7-Anonymi 2592.attendance at synod of Clofesho (AD 742): Here a great synod assembled at Clovesho; present there were Ęthelbald 4, Cuthbert 7 and many other wise men [F(Lat.) has: other bishops] (Anonymi 2592).: ASC (F) 742 F(OE and Lat.) (742) Bede.HE: Ecclesiastical History of the ... (4)
Recorded Name (2)
... Aedilbaldo (2) Bede.HE v.23 Bede.HE v.24 Office (2)
King (2) Bede.HE v.23 (king of the Mercians) Bede.HE v.24 (king of the Mercians) Boniface-others.Ep.T73: Letter to Ęthelbald (16)
Recorded Name (1)
Aethilbaldus (1) Boniface-others.Ep.T73 p. 146 Personal Information (1)
other (1) Boniface-others.Ep.T73 p. 146 (most dear lord, to be preferred in the love of Christ to all other kings) Office (1)
King (1) Boniface-others.Ep.T73 (wielding the imperial and gubnatorial sceptre of the English) Personal Relationship (8)
Ęthelbald 4 Son (Honorific kinship) of ~ (8) of Boniface 5: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 p. 149 of Wera 1: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 p. 149 of Burchard 1: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 p, 149 of Węrberht 1: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 p. 149 of Abel 1: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 p. 149 of Willibald 7: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 p. 149 of Wintan 1: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 p. 149 of Leofwine 7: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 p. 149 Event (3)
Advice/counsel (1) Boniface 5-others.letter to Ęthelbald 4: The bishops wrote to Ęthelbald 4 to commend his almsgiving and his defence of the widows and the poor. However, they were particularly eager to condemn his adulterous lust and the atrocious crimes he committed with nuns. The bishops also condemned the king's violation of the privileges of churches and the stealing of monastic revenues. They reminded him of how Osred 1 and Ceolred 1 ended their lives because of their similar behaviour.: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 pp. 146-55 ([746] x [747]) Alms-giving (1) Boniface 5-others.letter to Ęthelbald 4: The bishops wrote to Ęthelbald 4 to commend his almsgiving and his defence of the widows and the poor. However, they were particularly eager to condemn his adulterous lust and the atrocious crimes he committed with nuns. The bishops also condemned the king's violation of the privileges of churches and the stealing of monastic revenues. They reminded him of how Osred 1 and Ceolred 1 ended their lives because of their similar behaviour.: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 pp. 146-55 ([746] x [747]) Correspondence (1) Boniface 5-others.letter to Ęthelbald 4: The bishops wrote to Ęthelbald 4 to commend his almsgiving and his defence of the widows and the poor. However, they were particularly eager to condemn his adulterous lust and the atrocious crimes he committed with nuns. The bishops also condemned the king's violation of the privileges of churches and the stealing of monastic revenues. They reminded him of how Osred 1 and Ceolred 1 ended their lives because of their similar behaviour.: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 pp. 146-55 ([746] x [747]) Crime (2) Boniface 5-others.letter to Ęthelbald 4: The bishops wrote to Ęthelbald 4 to commend his almsgiving and his defence of the widows and the poor. However, they were particularly eager to condemn his adulterous lust and the atrocious crimes he committed with nuns. The bishops also condemned the king's violation of the privileges of churches and the stealing of monastic revenues. They reminded him of how Osred 1 and Ceolred 1 ended their lives because of their similar behaviour.: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 pp. 146-55 ([746] x [747]) Ęthelbald 4.lasciviousness: Ęthelbald 4 was reported to have repeatedly indulged in lascivious crimes in convents with holy nuns and virgins consecrated to God.: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 pp. 148-9 Lust (2) Boniface 5-others.letter to Ęthelbald 4: The bishops wrote to Ęthelbald 4 to commend his almsgiving and his defence of the widows and the poor. However, they were particularly eager to condemn his adulterous lust and the atrocious crimes he committed with nuns. The bishops also condemned the king's violation of the privileges of churches and the stealing of monastic revenues. They reminded him of how Osred 1 and Ceolred 1 ended their lives because of their similar behaviour.: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 pp. 146-55 ([746] x [747]) Ęthelbald 4.lasciviousness: Ęthelbald 4 was reported to have repeatedly indulged in lascivious crimes in convents with holy nuns and virgins consecrated to God.: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 pp. 148-9 Monastery, violation of (3) Boniface 5-others.letter to Ęthelbald 4: The bishops wrote to Ęthelbald 4 to commend his almsgiving and his defence of the widows and the poor. However, they were particularly eager to condemn his adulterous lust and the atrocious crimes he committed with nuns. The bishops also condemned the king's violation of the privileges of churches and the stealing of monastic revenues. They reminded him of how Osred 1 and Ceolred 1 ended their lives because of their similar behaviour.: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 pp. 146-55 ([746] x [747]) Ęthelbald 4-Anonymi 2130.violation of monasteries: Both Ęthelbald 4 and his 'comites' and prefects were reported to have destroyed privileges of churches and violated monasteries.: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 p. 152 Ęthelbald 4.lasciviousness: Ęthelbald 4 was reported to have repeatedly indulged in lascivious crimes in convents with holy nuns and virgins consecrated to God.: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 pp. 148-9 Factoids linked indirectly to Ęthelbald 4 (2)
Office (1)
Praefectus of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Anonymi 2130: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 p. 152 Status (1)
Comes of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Anonymi 2130: Boniface-others.Ep.T73 p. 152 Boniface.Ep.T69: Letter to Ęthelbald (5)
Recorded Name (1)
Aethelbaldus (1) Boniface.Ep.T69 Office (1)
King (1) Boniface.Ep.T69 (king of the Mercians) Personal Relationship (1)
Ęthelbald 4 Lord (General relationship) of ~ (1) of Boniface 5: Boniface.Ep.T69 Event (2)
Assistance (1) Boniface 5.letter to Ęthelbald 4: Boniface 5 wrote to Ęthelbald 4 to ask him to assist his messenger Ceola 1. He also thanked Ęthelbald 4 for the help he had given to Boniface 5's messengers a year earlier.: Boniface.Ep.T69 ([745] x [746]) Correspondence (1) Boniface 5.letter to Ęthelbald 4: Boniface 5 wrote to Ęthelbald 4 to ask him to assist his messenger Ceola 1. He also thanked Ęthelbald 4 for the help he had given to Boniface 5's messengers a year earlier.: Boniface.Ep.T69 ([745] x [746]) Friendship-making (1) Boniface 5.granting gifts to Ęthelbald 4: Boniface 5 sent Ęthelbald 4 a hawk, two falcons, two shields and two lances as a token of true friendship: Boniface.Ep.T69 Grant and Gift (1) Boniface 5.granting gifts to Ęthelbald 4: Boniface 5 sent Ęthelbald 4 a hawk, two falcons, two shields and two lances as a token of true friendship: Boniface.Ep.T69 Message-sending (1) Boniface 5.letter to Ęthelbald 4: Boniface 5 wrote to Ęthelbald 4 to ask him to assist his messenger Ceola 1. He also thanked Ęthelbald 4 for the help he had given to Boniface 5's messengers a year earlier.: Boniface.Ep.T69 ([745] x [746]) Boniface.Ep.T74: Letter to Herefrith (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęthelbaldus (1) Boniface.Ep.T74 Office (1)
King (1) Boniface.Ep.T74 (king of the Mercians) Event (1)
Adultery (1) Boniface 5.letter to Herefrith 2: Boniface 5 wrote to Herefrith 2 asking him to deliver to Ęthelbald 4 the letter that Boniface 5 and other seven bishops had written to ask him to repent and abandon his lascivious and adulterous behaviour.: Boniface.Ep.T74 ([746] x [747]) Advice/counsel (1) Boniface 5.letter to Herefrith 2: Boniface 5 wrote to Herefrith 2 asking him to deliver to Ęthelbald 4 the letter that Boniface 5 and other seven bishops had written to ask him to repent and abandon his lascivious and adulterous behaviour.: Boniface.Ep.T74 ([746] x [747]) Correspondence (1) Boniface 5.letter to Herefrith 2: Boniface 5 wrote to Herefrith 2 asking him to deliver to Ęthelbald 4 the letter that Boniface 5 and other seven bishops had written to ask him to repent and abandon his lascivious and adulterous behaviour.: Boniface.Ep.T74 ([746] x [747]) Lust (1) Boniface 5.letter to Herefrith 2: Boniface 5 wrote to Herefrith 2 asking him to deliver to Ęthelbald 4 the letter that Boniface 5 and other seven bishops had written to ask him to repent and abandon his lascivious and adulterous behaviour.: Boniface.Ep.T74 ([746] x [747]) Boniface.Ep.T75: Letter to Ecgberht (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Aethelbaldus (1) Boniface.Ep.T75 p. 157 Office (1)
King (1) Boniface.Ep.T75 p. 157 (king of the Mercians) Event (1)
Book circulating/making/reading/translating/writing (1) Boniface 5.letter to Ecgberht 7: Boniface 5 wrote to Ecgberht 7 asking him to read the letter he was sending to Ęthelbald 4 and amend it if necessary. He also asked Ecgberht 7 to send him some works of Bede 1. Boniface 5 was sending him copies of letters by Gregory 1 together with a corporal-cloth and a towel.: Boniface.Ep.T75 pp. 156-8 ([746] x [747]) Correspondence (1) Boniface 5.letter to Ecgberht 7: Boniface 5 wrote to Ecgberht 7 asking him to read the letter he was sending to Ęthelbald 4 and amend it if necessary. He also asked Ecgberht 7 to send him some works of Bede 1. Boniface 5 was sending him copies of letters by Gregory 1 together with a corporal-cloth and a towel.: Boniface.Ep.T75 pp. 156-8 ([746] x [747]) Grant and Gift (1) Boniface 5.letter to Ecgberht 7: Boniface 5 wrote to Ecgberht 7 asking him to read the letter he was sending to Ęthelbald 4 and amend it if necessary. He also asked Ecgberht 7 to send him some works of Bede 1. Boniface 5 was sending him copies of letters by Gregory 1 together with a corporal-cloth and a towel.: Boniface.Ep.T75 pp. 156-8 ([746] x [747]) Request (1) Boniface 5.letter to Ecgberht 7: Boniface 5 wrote to Ecgberht 7 asking him to read the letter he was sending to Ęthelbald 4 and amend it if necessary. He also asked Ecgberht 7 to send him some works of Bede 1. Boniface 5 was sending him copies of letters by Gregory 1 together with a corporal-cloth and a towel.: Boniface.Ep.T75 pp. 156-8 ([746] x [747]) Felix.VitGuthlaci: Life of Saint Guthlac (34)
Recorded Name (8)
Ęthelbald (3) Felix.VitGuthlaci 40 Felix.VitGuthlaci 49 Felix.VitGuthlaci 52 Ęthelbaldus (3) Felix.VitGuthlaci 42 Felix.VitGuthlaci 45 Felix.VitGuthlaci 51 Ęthilbaldus (2) Felix.VitGuthlaci Cap49 Felix.VitGuthlaci Cap52 Personal Information (6)
ethnicity (1) Felix.VitGuthlaci 40 (of renowned Mercian stock) physical (1) Felix.VitGuthlaci 49 (when his strength was failing) psychological (4) Felix.VitGuthlaci 52 (seized by sudden grief) Felix.VitGuthlaci 52 (weeping ... he bedewed his face with a repeated flood of tears) Felix.VitGuthlaci 52 (sorrowful mind) Felix.VitGuthlaci 52 ([Ęthelbald 4] was terrified) Office (3)
King (3) Felix.VitGuthlaci 52 Felix.VitGuthlaci 51 Felix.VitGuthlaci 52 Status (6)
Exile (6) Felix.VitGuthlaci Cap49 Felix.VitGuthlaci Cap52 Felix.VitGuthlaci 40 Felix.VitGuthlaci 42 Felix.VitGuthlaci 49 Felix.VitGuthlaci 52 Personal Relationship (1)
~ Father (Honorific kinship) of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Guthlac 2: of Ęthelbald 4: Felix.VitGuthlaci 52 Event (8)
Building construction/restoration (1) Ęthelbald 4.erection of ornamented structures around tomb of Guthlac 2: Ęthelbald 4 erected ornamented structures around the tomb of Guthlac 2.: Felix.VitGuthlaci 51 Church-adornment (1) Ęthelbald 4.erection of ornamented structures around tomb of Guthlac 2: Ęthelbald 4 erected ornamented structures around the tomb of Guthlac 2.: Felix.VitGuthlaci 51 Dreaming/seeing vision/revelation (1) Ęthelbald 4.vision of Guthlac 2s predicting his gaining the throne: Ęthelbald 4 had a vision of Guthlac 2, who foretold that he would gain the throne.: Felix.VitGuthlaci 52 Exile (1) Ęthelbald 4.visit to Guthlac 2: While in exile and harassed by Ceolred 1, Ęthelbald 4 visited Guthlac 2.: Felix.VitGuthlaci 49 Pilgrimage (1) Ęthelbald 4.visit to sepulchre of Guthlac 2: Ęthelbald 4 visited the burial place of Guthlac 2.: Felix.VitGuthlaci 52 Prophecy (4) Guthlac 2.foreseeing of return of gloves taken by birds: Guthlac 2 foresaw the return of a pair of gloves belonging to Wilfrid 8.: Felix.VitGuthlaci 40 Guthlac 2.fulfilment of his prophecy about future of Ęthelbald 4: Events unfolded for Ęthelbald 4 in the order and manner foretold by Guthlac 2.: Felix.VitGuthlaci 49 Guthlac 2.prophecy that Ęthelbald 4 would rule his people: Guthlac 2 prophesied to Ęthelbald 4 that he would rule his people, conquer his enemies and gain their possessions.: Felix.VitGuthlaci 49 Ęthelbald 4.vision of Guthlac 2s predicting his gaining the throne: Ęthelbald 4 had a vision of Guthlac 2, who foretold that he would gain the throne.: Felix.VitGuthlaci 52 Visit (2) Ęthelbald 4.visit to Guthlac 2: While in exile and harassed by Ceolred 1, Ęthelbald 4 visited Guthlac 2.: Felix.VitGuthlaci 49 Ęthelbald 4.visit to sepulchre of Guthlac 2: Ęthelbald 4 visited the burial place of Guthlac 2.: Felix.VitGuthlaci 52 Factoids linked indirectly to Ęthelbald 4 (2)
Status (2)
Comes of Ęthelbald 4 (2) Ofa 5: Felix.VitGuthlaci Cap45 Ofa 5: Felix.VitGuthlaci 45 Lull.Ep.T71: Letter to Dealwine (1)
Recorded Name (1)
Aldhelmus (1) Lull.Ep.T71 NorthernAnnals.FirstSet: Historia Regum (3)
Office (1)
King (1) NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 31 Event (2)
Betrayal/oath-breaking (1) Ęthelbald 4.killing: In 757 Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, was treacherously killed by his bodyguard [Anonymous 10139], and in the same year the Mercians commenced a civil war among themselves. : NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 42 (757) Killing/murder (1) Ęthelbald 4.killing: In 757 Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, was treacherously killed by his bodyguard [Anonymous 10139], and in the same year the Mercians commenced a civil war among themselves. : NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 42 (757) Rebellion/sedition (1) Cuthred 7.rebellion against Ęthelbald 4: In 750 Cuthred 7, king of the West Saxons, rose against Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 41 (750) War (1) Ęthelbald 4.killing: In 757 Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, was treacherously killed by his bodyguard [Anonymous 10139], and in the same year the Mercians commenced a civil war among themselves. : NorthernAnnals.FirstSet 42 (757) S100 (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęthelbaldus (1) S100 Office (1)
King (1) S100 (king of the Mercians) Event (1)
Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Wihtred 2 and Ansith 1 S100: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Wihtred 2, his comes, and to Ansith 1, Wihtred 2's wife; grant of 7 hides (manentes) in the regio called Geddinges (cf. Yeading), Middx.: S100 (716 x 757) S101 (5)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęželbald (1) S101 Office (1)
King (1) S101 (king of the South Angles) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S101 - Ęthelbald 4 granting land to Wilfrid 5: Ęthelbald 4, king of the South Angles, to Wilfrid 5, bishop (of Worcester); grant of 8 hides (manentes) at Batsford, Gloucs: S101 (727 x 736) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Wilfrid 5 S101: Ęthelbald 4, king of the South Angles, to Wilfrid 5, bishop (of Worcester); grant of 8 hides (manentes) at Batsford, Gloucs.: S101 (727 x 736) S102 (7)
Recorded Name (2)
Ęšelbaldus (1) S102 Ęšilbald (1) S102 Office (1)
King (1) S102 (king of the Mercians) Event (4)
Charter-witnessing (1) S102 - Ęthelbald 4 exchanging salt works with Worcester 1: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to the church of Worcester 1; grant of land south of the river Salwarp, Worcs., at Lootwic and Coolbeorg, for the construction of salt works, in exchange for salt works north of the same river: S102 (716 x 717) Grant and Gift (2) Worcester 1.exchanging land and salt-works with Ęthelbald 4 S102: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to the church of Worcester 1; grant of land south of the river Salwarp, Worcs., at Lootwic and Coolbeorg, for the construction of salt works, in exchange for salt works north of the same river: S102 (716 x 717) Ęthelbald 4.exchanging land and salt-works with Worcester 1 S102: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to the church of Worcester 1; grant of land south of the river Salwarp, Worcs., at Lootwic and Coolbeorg, for the construction of salt works, in exchange for salt works north of the same river: S102 (716 x 717) Property-exchanging (2) Worcester 1.exchanging land and salt-works with Ęthelbald 4 S102: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to the church of Worcester 1; grant of land south of the river Salwarp, Worcs., at Lootwic and Coolbeorg, for the construction of salt works, in exchange for salt works north of the same river: S102 (716 x 717) Ęthelbald 4.exchanging land and salt-works with Worcester 1 S102: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to the church of Worcester 1; grant of land south of the river Salwarp, Worcs., at Lootwic and Coolbeorg, for the construction of salt works, in exchange for salt works north of the same river: S102 (716 x 717) S103 (6)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęthilbaldus (1) S103 Office (2)
King (2) S103 (king of the South Angles) S103 (king of the Mercians) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S103 - Ęthelbald 4 granting land to Worcester: Ęthelbald 4, king of the South Angles, to the church of St Peter's, Worcester; grant of 3 hides (cassati) of woodland at Woodchester, Gloucs.: S103 (716 x 745) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Worcester, St Peter's 1 S103: Ęthelbald 4, king of the South Angles, to the church of Worcester, St Peter's 1; grant of 3 hides (cassati) of woodland at Woodchester, Gloucs.: S103 (716 x 745) S103a (3)
Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S103a Ęthelbald 4 granting Ingwald 2 toll: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to Ingwald 2, bishop of London; grant of toll from one ship: S103a (716 x 745) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting toll on one ship to Ingwald 2 S103a: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Ingwald 2, bishop of London; grant of toll from one ship: S103a (716 x 745) S103b (6)
Recorded Name (2)
Ežilbaldus (1) S103b Ędilbaldus (1) S103b Office (1)
King (1) S103b (king of the Mercians) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S103b Ęthelbald 4 witnessing Ęthelbald 4 granting Ingwald 2 the toll on one ship: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to Ingwald 2, bishop of London; grant of the toll on one ship: S103b (716 x 745) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting toll on one ship to Ingwald 2 S103b: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Ingwald 2, bishop of London; grant of the toll on one ship: S103b (716 x 745) S1186a (2)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęthelbald (1) S1186a Office (1)
King (1) S1186a S1254 (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęželbaldus (1) S1254 Office (1)
King (1) S1254 (king of the Mercians) Event (1)
Charter-witnessing (1) S1254 - Wilfrid 5 leasing land to Leppa 1 & Beage 1: Wilfrid 5, bishop of the Hwicce, to Leppa 1, comes, and his daughter, Beage 1; lease, for two lives, of 5 hides (cassati) by the river Colne (at Bibury, Gloucs.), with reversion to the see of Worcester 1: S1254 (718 x 745) S1257 (4)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęšelbald (1) S1257 Office (1)
King (1) S1257 Personal Relationship (1)
Ęthelbald 4 Propinquus (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1) of Offa 7: S1257 Event (1)
Confirmation of land/privileges (1) Hathored 3-Worcester 1.granting land to Offa 7 S1257: Hathored 3, bishop of the Hwicce, with the consent of his familia at Worcester 1, to Offa 7, king of the Mercians; surrender of 90 hides (manentes) with the minster at Bath and also 30 hides (cassati) by the river Avon, in exchange for the confirmation of 30 hides at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks., 38 at Sture (? Kidderminster Worcs., or Alderminster, Warwicks.), 14 (manentes) at Stour in Ismere and 12 at Bredon, Worcs., and 17 (cassati) at Hampton Lucy, Warwicks.: S1257 (781) Grant and Gift (1) Hathored 3-Worcester 1.granting land to Offa 7 S1257: Hathored 3, bishop of the Hwicce, with the consent of his familia at Worcester 1, to Offa 7, king of the Mercians; surrender of 90 hides (manentes) with the minster at Bath and also 30 hides (cassati) by the river Avon, in exchange for the confirmation of 30 hides at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks., 38 at Sture (? Kidderminster Worcs., or Alderminster, Warwicks.), 14 (manentes) at Stour in Ismere and 12 at Bredon, Worcs., and 17 (cassati) at Hampton Lucy, Warwicks.: S1257 (781) Property-exchanging (1) Hathored 3-Worcester 1.granting land to Offa 7 S1257: Hathored 3, bishop of the Hwicce, with the consent of his familia at Worcester 1, to Offa 7, king of the Mercians; surrender of 90 hides (manentes) with the minster at Bath and also 30 hides (cassati) by the river Avon, in exchange for the confirmation of 30 hides at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks., 38 at Sture (? Kidderminster Worcs., or Alderminster, Warwicks.), 14 (manentes) at Stour in Ismere and 12 at Bredon, Worcs., and 17 (cassati) at Hampton Lucy, Warwicks.: S1257 (781) S1258 (4)
Recorded Name (1)
Athelbaldus (1) S1258 Office (1)
King (1) S1258 (king of the Mercians) Event (2)
Agreement (1) Ęthelheard 13-Cynethryth 2.agreement over Cookham: Ęthelheard 13, archbishop of Canterbury, to Cynethryth 2, abbess; grant of the minsters at Cookham, Berks., and at Pectanege, in exchange for 60 hides (cassati) at Fleet, 30 at Teynham and 20 at the source of the Cray, Kent.: S1258 (798) Charter confirmation (1) Ęthelbald 4.S1258 granting land to Cuthbert 7: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to the church of the Saviour in Canterbury [Canterbury, Christ Church 1]; grant of the monastery of Cookham and all lands pertaining to it. Ęthelbald 4 sent the deeds and a sod from the land and ordered that they be laid upon the altar at Canterbury, Christ Church 1.: S1258 (716 x 757) Grant and Gift (2) Ęthelbald 4.S1258 granting land to Cuthbert 7: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to the church of the Saviour in Canterbury [Canterbury, Christ Church 1]; grant of the monastery of Cookham and all lands pertaining to it. Ęthelbald 4 sent the deeds and a sod from the land and ordered that they be laid upon the altar at Canterbury, Christ Church 1.: S1258 (716 x 757) Ęthelheard 13-Cynethryth 2.agreement over Cookham: Ęthelheard 13, archbishop of Canterbury, to Cynethryth 2, abbess; grant of the minsters at Cookham, Berks., and at Pectanege, in exchange for 60 hides (cassati) at Fleet, 30 at Teynham and 20 at the source of the Cray, Kent.: S1258 (798) Property-exchanging (1) Ęthelheard 13-Cynethryth 2.agreement over Cookham: Ęthelheard 13, archbishop of Canterbury, to Cynethryth 2, abbess; grant of the minsters at Cookham, Berks., and at Pectanege, in exchange for 60 hides (cassati) at Fleet, 30 at Teynham and 20 at the source of the Cray, Kent.: S1258 (798) S134 (2)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęšelbald (1) S134 Office (1)
King (1) S134 S137 (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęšelbald (1) S137 Office (1)
King (1) S137 Event (1)
Charter confirmation (1) S137 - Offa 7 restoring land to Hathored 3: Record of the restoration by Offa 7, king, to Hathored 3, bishop of Worcester, of 5 hides (manentes) at Aust (Cliff), Gloucs., seized by Bynna 1, the king's comes, the bishop having brought forward a charter of King Ęthelbald 4 to prove the bishopric's title: S137 (794) Charter-witnessing (1) S137 - Offa 7 restoring land to Hathored 3: Record of the restoration by Offa 7, king, to Hathored 3, bishop of Worcester, of 5 hides (manentes) at Aust (Cliff), Gloucs., seized by Bynna 1, the king's comes, the bishop having brought forward a charter of King Ęthelbald 4 to prove the bishopric's title: S137 (794) Disputing/dispute-settling (1) S137 - Offa 7 restoring land to Hathored 3: Record of the restoration by Offa 7, king, to Hathored 3, bishop of Worcester, of 5 hides (manentes) at Aust (Cliff), Gloucs., seized by Bynna 1, the king's comes, the bishop having brought forward a charter of King Ęthelbald 4 to prove the bishopric's title: S137 (794) Restoration of land/property (1) S137 - Offa 7 restoring land to Hathored 3: Record of the restoration by Offa 7, king, to Hathored 3, bishop of Worcester, of 5 hides (manentes) at Aust (Cliff), Gloucs., seized by Bynna 1, the king's comes, the bishop having brought forward a charter of King Ęthelbald 4 to prove the bishopric's title: S137 (794) S1410 (4)
Recorded Name (1)
Athelbaldus (1) S1410 Office (1)
King (1) S1410 (governing the monarchy of Britain) Event (2)
Charter-witnessing (1) S1410 - Lulla 2 granting land to Glastonbury 1: Lulla 2, handmaid of Christ, to Glastonbury 1 Abbey; grant of 10 hides (manentes) at Baltonsborough, Somerset, and at Scobbanwirht' with mention of land at Lottisham and Lydford, Somerset, placed at King Ęthelbald 4's disposal: S1410 (744) Grant and Gift (1) Glastonbury 1.granting land to Ęthelbald 4 S1410: Land at Lottisham and Lydford, Somerset, was placed at King Ęthelbald 4's disposal.: S1410 (744) S143 (2)
Recorded Name (1)
Ethilbaldus (1) S143 Office (1)
King (1) S143 S1437 (2)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęželbald (1) S1437 Event (1)
Charter-witnessing (1) S1437 - record of settlement of dispute in Worcestershire: Record of the settlement at Clofesho of a dispute concerning swine-pasture at Sinton in Leigh, Worcs.. : S1437 (825) Disputing/dispute-settling (1) S1437 - record of settlement of dispute in Worcestershire: Record of the settlement at Clofesho of a dispute concerning swine-pasture at Sinton in Leigh, Worcs.. : S1437 (825) S1441 (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęželbald (1) S1441 Office (1)
King (1) S1441 Event (1)
Agreement (1) S1441 - agreement between Węrfrith 6 and Ęthelwald 31: Record of an agreement between Węrfrith 6, bishop of Worcester, and Ęthelwald 31 concerning woodland at Woodchester, Bisley, Avening, Gloucs.; and at Scorranstone (? Sherston, Wilts.) and Thornbyrig (? Thornbury, Gloucs.) and swine-pasture at Longridge, Gloucs: S1441 (896) Charter-witnessing (1) S1441 - agreement between Węrfrith 6 and Ęthelwald 31: Record of an agreement between Węrfrith 6, bishop of Worcester, and Ęthelwald 31 concerning woodland at Woodchester, Bisley, Avening, Gloucs.; and at Scorranstone (? Sherston, Wilts.) and Thornbyrig (? Thornbury, Gloucs.) and swine-pasture at Longridge, Gloucs: S1441 (896) Property-transacting (1) S1441 - agreement between Węrfrith 6 and Ęthelwald 31: Record of an agreement between Węrfrith 6, bishop of Worcester, and Ęthelwald 31 concerning woodland at Woodchester, Bisley, Avening, Gloucs.; and at Scorranstone (? Sherston, Wilts.) and Thornbyrig (? Thornbury, Gloucs.) and swine-pasture at Longridge, Gloucs: S1441 (896) S146 (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęželbaldus (1) S146 Office (1)
King (1) S146 Event (1)
Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Eanwulf 1: King Ęthelbald 4 granted 60 manentes at Westbury-on-Trym and 20 hides at Henbury to Eanwulf 1, Offa 7's grandfather.: S146 (716 x 757) S147 (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęšelbaldus (1) S147 Office (1)
King (1) S147 Event (1)
Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Eanwulf 1: King Ęthelbald 4 granted land at Yate, Gloucs. to Eanwulf 1, Offa 7's grandfather.: S147 (716 x 757) S1679 (1)
Event (1)
Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Tunberht 2: Ęthelbald 4 (king of Mercia) to Tunberht 2, abbot of Glastonbury; grant of 4 hides at Jecesig and Bradanleghe.: S1679 (746) S1782 (3)
Personal Relationship (1)
~ Propinquus (Consanguineal kinship) of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Orwald 1: of Ęthelbald 4: S1782 Event (2)
Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Gloucester, St Peter's: King Ęthelbald 4 to St Peter's, Gloucester; grant of land at Oddington and Badgeworth, Gloucs. in recompense for having struck Ęthelmund 25, son of his kinsman Orwald 1.: S1782 (716 x 757) Injury and wounding (1) Ęthelbald 4.striking Ęthelmund 25: King Ęthelbald 4 struck Ęthelmund 25, son of Orwald 1.: S1782 (716 x 757) Wergeld payment (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Gloucester, St Peter's: King Ęthelbald 4 to St Peter's, Gloucester; grant of land at Oddington and Badgeworth, Gloucs. in recompense for having struck Ęthelmund 25, son of his kinsman Orwald 1.: S1782 (716 x 757) S1802 (1)
Factoids linked indirectly to Ęthelbald 4 (1)
Office (1)
Comes of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Sigeweard 5: S1802 S1823 (1)
Event (1)
Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Cyneberht 3: Ęthelbald 4, to Cyneberht 3, comes; grant of land at Efanworthig or Esanworthig.: S1823 (716 x 757) S1824 (1)
Event (1)
Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting saltworks to Eafe 2: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercia, to Eafe 2, a nun; grant of part of a building and two salt-furnaces in vico emptorio salis (Droitwich, Worcs.).: S1824 (716 x 757) S1825 (1)
Event (1)
Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Hemele 3: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercia, to Hemele 3; grant of land at Hymelmore or Aethilmelmore (? near Himbleton, Worcs.).: S1825 (716 x 757) S1826 (1)
Event (1)
Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to ?: Ęthelbald 4, king, to ; concerning Sture (in Usmere, near Kidderminster, Worcs.) and Wolverley, Worcs..: S1826 (716 x 757) S1827 (1)
Event (1)
Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to ?: Ęthelbald 4, king, to ; concerning land at Wolverley, Worcs..: S1827 (716 x 757) S22 (2)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęželbald (1) S22 Office (1)
King (1) S22 (king of the Mercians) S257 (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Athelbald (1) S257 Office (1)
King (1) S257 (king of the Mercians) Event (1)
Confirmation of land/privileges (1) Cuthred 7.S257 confirmation of the lands of Glastonbury 1: Cuthred 7, king of the West Saxons, to the church at Glastonbury 1; confirmation of the grants of previous kings (Centwine 1, Baldred 1, Cędwalla 1, Ine 1, Ęthelheard 4, and Ęthelbald 4): S257 (744) S29 (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęthilbald (1) S29 Office (1)
King (1) S29 (king of the Mercians) Event (1)
Charter confirmation (1) S29 - Eadberht 15 granting toll to Sigeburg 1: Eadberht 15 II, king of Kent, to Sigeburg 1, abbess, and her familia at St Peter's Minster, Thanet; remission of toll due on two ships at Fordwich, and on a third at Fordwich and Sarre, Kent. The charter notes that previous, similar concessions were made by Kings Ęthelbald 4 and Offa 7: S29 (763 x 764) Charter-witnessing (1) S29 - Eadberht 15 granting toll to Sigeburg 1: Eadberht 15 II, king of Kent, to Sigeburg 1, abbess, and her familia at St Peter's Minster, Thanet; remission of toll due on two ships at Fordwich, and on a third at Fordwich and Sarre, Kent. The charter notes that previous, similar concessions were made by Kings Ęthelbald 4 and Offa 7: S29 (763 x 764) Freeing from dues (1) S29 - Eadberht 15 granting toll to Sigeburg 1: Eadberht 15 II, king of Kent, to Sigeburg 1, abbess, and her familia at St Peter's Minster, Thanet; remission of toll due on two ships at Fordwich, and on a third at Fordwich and Sarre, Kent. The charter notes that previous, similar concessions were made by Kings Ęthelbald 4 and Offa 7: S29 (763 x 764) S54 (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęšilbaldus (1) S54 Office (1)
King (1) S54 (king of the Mercians) Event (1)
Charter-witnessing (1) S54 - Ęthelbald 4 confirming S54: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, confirms Ęthelweard 3's grant to St Mary's, Evesham : S54 S58 (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęšilbald (1) S58 Office (1)
King (1) S58 Factoids linked indirectly to Ęthelbald 4 (1)
Office (1)
Dux of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Ingeld 3: S58 S59 (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęšelbald (1) S59 Office (1)
King (1) S59 (king of the Mercians) Factoids linked indirectly to Ęthelbald 4 (1)
Office (1)
Dux of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Ingeld 3: S59 S82 (2)
Recorded Name (1)
Ethelbaldus (1) S82 Office (1)
King (1) S82 (king of the Mercians) S83 (8)
Recorded Name (2)
Ešelbaldus (1) S83 Ęšelbaldus (1) S83 Office (1)
King (1) S83 (king of the Mercians) Personal Relationship (2)
Ęthelbald 4 Confidant (General relationship) of ~ (2) of Ęthelbald 4: S83 of Ęthelbald 4: S83 Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S83 - Ęthelbald 4 granting land to Evesham, St Mary's 1: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to the church of St Mary's, Evesham 1; grant of 25 hides (mansae) at Acton Beauchamp, Herefords.; Bransford, Hampton Lovett near Droitwich, Upton Warren, Witton in Droitwich, Sheriffs Lench, Worcs.; at Weston-on-Avon, Warwicks.; and at Hidcote and Larkstoke in Admington, Gloucs: S83 (716) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Evesham, St Mary's 1 S83: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to the church of Evesham, St Mary's 1; grant of 25 hides (mansae) at Acton Beauchamp, Herefords.; Bransford, Hampton Lovett near Droitwich, Upton Warren, Witton in Droitwich, Sheriffs Lench, Worcs.; at Weston-on-Avon, Warwicks.; and at Hidcote and Larkstoke in Admington, Gloucs.: S83 (716) S84 (5)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęželbald (1) S84 Office (1)
King (1) S84 (king of the Mercians) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S84 - Ęthelbald 4 granting land to Bęgia 1: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to Bęgia 1, servant of God; grant of 6 hides (cassati) at Daylesford, Gloucs., for the founding of a minster: S84 (727) Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Bęgia 1 S84: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Bęgia 1, servant of God; grant of 6 hides (cassati) at Daylesford, Gloucs., for the founding of a minster: S84 (727) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Bęgia 1 S84: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Bęgia 1, servant of God; grant of 6 hides (cassati) at Daylesford, Gloucs., for the founding of a minster: S84 (727) S85 (6)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęšilbold (1) S85 Office (1)
King (1) S85 (king of the Mercians) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S85 - Ęthelbald 4 granting land to Buca 1: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to Buca 1, his comes; grant of 3 hides (manentes) at Acton Beauchamp, Herefords., to be a perpetual dwelling for the servants of God: S85 (718) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Buca 1 S85: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Buca 1, his comes; grant of 3 hides (manentes) at Acton Beauchamp, Herefords., to be a perpetual dwelling for the servants of God: S85 (727) Factoids linked indirectly to Ęthelbald 4 (1)
Status (1)
Comes of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Buca 1: S85 S86 (6)
Recorded Name (2)
Aethelbaldus (1) S86 Ędbaldus (1) S86 Office (1)
King (1) S86 (king of the Mercians) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S86 - Ęthelbald 4 granting remission of toll to Mildrith 1: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to Mildrith 1, abbess, and her familia in Minster-in-Thanet 1; remission of the toll due on one ship at London: S86 (733) Freeing from dues (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting Mildrith 1 and Minster-in-Thanet 1 remission of toll S86: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Mildrith 1, abbess, and her familia in Minster-in-Thanet 1 1; remission of the toll due on one ship at London: S86 (733) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting Mildrith 1 and Minster-in-Thanet 1 remission of toll S86: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Mildrith 1, abbess, and her familia in Minster-in-Thanet 1 1; remission of the toll due on one ship at London: S86 (733) S87 (5)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęthilbaldus (1) S87 Office (1)
King (1) S87 (king of the Mercians) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S87 - Ęthelbald 4 granting remission of toll to Mildrith 1: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to Mildrith 1, abbess, and her church [Minster-in-Thanet]; remission of the toll due on one ship: S87 (716 x 717) Freeing from dues (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting remission of toll due on one ship S87: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Mildrith 1, abbess, and her church [Minster-in-Thanet 1]; remission of the toll due on one ship: S87 (716 x 717) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting remission of toll due on one ship S87: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Mildrith 1, abbess, and her church [Minster-in-Thanet 1]; remission of the toll due on one ship: S87 (716 x 717) S88 (5)
Recorded Name (1)
Ethilbaldus (1) S88 Office (1)
King (1) S88 (king of the Mercians) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S88 - Ęthelbald 4 granting remission of toll to Ealdwulf 5: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to Ealdwulf 5, bishop, and the church of St Andrew's, Rochester 1; remission of the toll due on one ship at London: S88 (733) Freeing from dues (1) Ęthelbald 4.S88 granting remission of toll to Ealdwulf 5 and St Andrew's, (Rochester): Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Ealdwulf 5, bishop, and the church of St Andrew (Rochester, St Andrew's 1); remission of the toll due on one ship at London: S88 (733) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.S88 granting remission of toll to Ealdwulf 5 and St Andrew's, (Rochester): Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Ealdwulf 5, bishop, and the church of St Andrew (Rochester, St Andrew's 1); remission of the toll due on one ship at London: S88 (733) S89 (14)
Recorded Name (3)
Edilbalt (1) S89 Ętdilbalt (1) S89 Ęthilbalt (1) S89 Office (4)
King (3) S89 (king not only of the Mercians but also of all provinces which are called by the general name Sutangli) S89 (king of Britain) S89 (king of the South Angles) Princeps (1) S89 Personal Relationship (1)
~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Heardberht 1: of Ęthelbald 4: S89 Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S89 - Ęthelbald 4 granting land to Cyneberht 3: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians and of the South Angli, to Cyneberht 3, comes; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Ismere by the river Stour and land at Brochyl in Morfe forest, Worcs., for the construction of a minster: S89 (736) Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Cyneberht 3 S89: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians and of the South Angli, to Cyneberht 3, comes; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Ismere by the river Stour and land at Brochyl in Morfe forest, Worcs., for the construction of a minster: S89 (736) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Cyneberht 3 S89: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians and of the South Angli, to Cyneberht 3, comes; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Ismere by the river Stour and land at Brochyl in Morfe forest, Worcs., for the construction of a minster: S89 (736) Factoids linked indirectly to Ęthelbald 4 (3)
Office (2)
Dux of Ęthelbald 4 (2) Cyneberht 3: S89 Heardberht 1: S89 Status (1)
Comes of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Ęthelric 4: S89 S90 (8)
Recorded Name (3)
Adelbald (1) S90 Ašelbald (1) S90 Ęšelbald (1) S90 Office (2)
King (2) S90 S90 (king of the Mercians) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S90 - Ęthelbald 4 confirming privileges of Kentish churches: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to the Kentish churches; confirmation of privileges: S90 (742) Confirmation of land/privileges (1) Ęthelbald 4.S90 confirming privileges of Kentish churches: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to the Kentish churches; confirmation of privileges - freedom from all secular burdens except military expedition, bridge- and castle-building: S90 (742) Freeing from dues (1) Ęthelbald 4.S90 confirming privileges of Kentish churches: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to the Kentish churches; confirmation of privileges - freedom from all secular burdens except military expedition, bridge- and castle-building: S90 (742) S91 (6)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęthilbaldus (1) S91 Office (2)
King (2) S91 (king of the Mercians) S91 (king of Mercia) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S91 - Ęthelbald 4 granting Eadburg 4 and Thanet, St Mary's 1 and SS Peter and Paul, Thanet the toll on half a ship: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to Eadburg 4, abbess, and her familia in the minsters of Thanet, St Mary's 1 and SS Peter and Paul, Thanet; remission of half the toll due on a ship (? at London): S91 (748) Freeing from dues (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting half toll on a ship to Eadburg 4, Thanet, St Mary's 1 and Thanet, SS Peter and Paul 1 S91: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Eadburg 4, abbess, and her familia in the minsters of Thanet, St Mary's 1 and Thanet, SS Peter and Paul 1; remission of half the toll due on a ship (? at London): S91 (748) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting half toll on a ship to Eadburg 4, Thanet, St Mary's 1 and Thanet, SS Peter and Paul 1 S91: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Eadburg 4, abbess, and her familia in the minsters of Thanet, St Mary's 1 and Thanet, SS Peter and Paul 1; remission of half the toll due on a ship (? at London): S91 (748) S92 (5)
Recorded Name (1)
Ethelbaldus (1) S92 Office (1)
King (1) S92 (king of the Mercians) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S92 - Ęthelbald 4 granting privileges to minsters and churches: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, in favour of the minsters and churches (of Mercia); grant of privileges: S92 (749) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting privileges to minsters and churches S92: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, in favour of the minsters and churches (of Mercia); grant of privileges: S92 (749) S93 (5)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęthelbaldus (1) S93 Office (1)
King (1) S93 Event (3)
Charter confirmation (1) Ęthelbald 4.grant of land to Abingdon, St Mary's 1 S93: Ęthelbald 4, king, to Abingdon, St Mary's 1 Minster; confirmation of lands and grant of 27 hides (cassati) at Watchfield and 10 by Ginge Brook, Berks., with further confirmation by Ęthelheard 6, king (of the West Saxons): S93 (726 x 737) Charter-witnessing (1) S93 - Ęthelbald 4 confirming land of Abingdon, St Mary's 1: Ęthelbald 4, king, to Abingdon, St Mary's 1; confirmation of lands and grant of 27 hides (cassati) at Watchfield and 10 by Ginge Brook, Berks: S93 (726 x 737) Confirmation of land/privileges (1) Ęthelbald 4.grant of land to Abingdon, St Mary's 1 S93: Ęthelbald 4, king, to Abingdon, St Mary's 1 Minster; confirmation of lands and grant of 27 hides (cassati) at Watchfield and 10 by Ginge Brook, Berks., with further confirmation by Ęthelheard 6, king (of the West Saxons): S93 (726 x 737) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.grant of land to Abingdon, St Mary's 1 S93: Ęthelbald 4, king, to Abingdon, St Mary's 1 Minster; confirmation of lands and grant of 27 hides (cassati) at Watchfield and 10 by Ginge Brook, Berks., with further confirmation by Ęthelheard 6, king (of the West Saxons): S93 (726 x 737) S94 (7)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęthilbalth (1) S94 Office (1)
King (1) S94 (king not only of the Mercians but of all the provinces called Suthengli) Personal Relationship (1)
~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Heardberht 1: of Ęthelbald 4: S94 Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S94 - Ęthelbald 4 granting land to Ęthelric 4: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians and of the South Angles, to Ęthelric 4, comes; grant of 20 hides (cassati) in regione ... Stoppingas at Wootton, Warwicks: S94 (716 x 737) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Ęthelric 4 S94: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians and of the South Angles, to Ęthelric 4, comes; grant of 20 hides (cassati) in region ... Stoppingas at Wootton, Warwicks.: S94 (716 x 737) Factoids linked indirectly to Ęthelbald 4 (1)
Status (1)
Comes of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Ęthelric 4: S94 S95 (5)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęšelbaldus (1) S95 Office (1)
King (1) S95 (king of the Mercians) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S95 - Ęthelbald 4 granting land to Cyneburg 2: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to Cyneburg 2; grant of 6 hides (cassati) at Bradley near Inkberrow, Worcs: S95 (723 x 737) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Cyneburg 2 S95: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Cyneburg 2; grant of 6 hides (cassati) at Bradley near Inkberrow, Worcs.: S95 (723 x 737) S96 (5)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęthilbald (1) S96 Office (1)
King (1) S96 (king not only of the Mercians but of all surrounding people) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S96 - Ęthelbald 4 granting land to Eanberht 4: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to Eanberht 4, abbot; grant of 10 hides (cassati) near the wood called Toccan sceaga (Tockenham, Wilts.) and the tumulus called Reada beorg: S96 (757) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Eanberht 4 S96: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Eanberht 4, abbot; grant of 10 hides (cassati) near the wood called Toccan sceaga (Tockenham, Wilts.) and the tumulus called Reada beorg: S96 (757) S97 (5)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęšelbaldus (1) S97 Office (1)
King (1) S97 Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S97 - Ęthelbald 4 granting to Evesham, St Mary's 1: Ęthelbald 4, king, to the church of Evesham, St Mary's 1; grant of part of a mansio in Droitwich, Worcs: S97 (716 x 717) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting part of a mansio to Evesham, St Mary's 1 S97: Ęthelbald 4, king, to the church of Evesham, St Mary's 1; grant of part of a mansio in Droitwich, Worcs.: S97 (716 x 717) S98 (5)
Recorded Name (1)
Ęšelbald (1) S98 Office (1)
King (1) S98 (king of the Mercians) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S98 - Ęthelbald 4 granting toll on two ships to Milred 1 and Worcester 1: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to Milred 1, bishop, and St Peter's, Worcester Minster; remission of the toll due on two ships at London: S98 (743 x 745) Freeing from dues (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting remission of toll to Milred 1 and Worcester, St Peter's 1 S98: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Milred 1, bishop, and Worcester, St Peter's 1; remission of the toll due on two ships at London: S98 (743 x 745) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting remission of toll to Milred 1 and Worcester, St Peter's 1 S98: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Milred 1, bishop, and Worcester, St Peter's 1; remission of the toll due on two ships at London: S98 (743 x 745) S99 (7)
Recorded Name (2)
Ęšelbald (1) S99 Ęželbaldus (1) S99 Office (1)
King (1) S99 (king of the Mercians) Event (3)
Charter-witnessing (1) S99 - Ęthelbald 4 granting land to Osred 2: Ęthelbald 4, king of Mercians, to Osred 2, his faithful minister; grant of 20 hides (cassati) at Aston Blank and Notgrove, Gloucs., with note that the land was later granted to St Mary's, Worcester: S99 (737 x 740) Grant and Gift (1) Ęthelbald 4.granting land to Osred 2 S99: Ęthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to Osred 2, his faithful minister; grant of 20 hides (cassati) at Aston Blank and Notgrove, Gloucs.: S99 (737 x 740) Factoids linked indirectly to Ęthelbald 4 (1)
Office (1)
Minister of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Osred 2: S99 WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum: Gesta Pontificum Anglorum (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Edelbaldus (1) WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum i.4.2 Office (1)
King (1) WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum i.4.2 Event (1)
Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (1) Cuthbert 7.synod: [Cuthbert 7] assembled a great council of England for the suppression of vice, on the advice of Boniface 5 and with the help of King Ęthelbald 4. The synod took place at the start of September near the place called Clovesho. There were present these bishops of the churches of Christ: the honourable archbishop Cuthbert 7; Dunn 2, the venerable bishop of Rochester; the very reverend bishops of the Mercians, Totta 2, Hwita 1, and Podda 1; the highly regarded bishops of the West Saxons Hunfrith 1 and Herewald 3; the venerable priests Eardwulf 1, bishop of the East Angles, Ecgwulf 1 bishop of the East Saxons, and Mildred 1 bishop of Hwicce; and the honourable bishops Alwig 1 of Lindsey and Sigefrith 4 of the South Saxons: in the year of our Lord 747, the fifteenth indiction, in the thirty-third year of the reign of Ęthelbald 4 the king of the Mercians, who was present on that occasion with his princes and duces.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum i.4.1-2 Ęthelweard.Chron: Chronicle of Ęthelweard (11)
Recorded Name (3)
Ęthelbald (2) Ęthelweard.Chron ii.14 Ęthelweard.Chron ii.18 (p. 24) Ęthelbaldus (1) Ęthelweard.Chron ii.Cap. Office (3)
King (3) Ęthelweard.Chron ii.Cap. Ęthelweard.Chron ii.14 Ęthelweard.Chron ii.18 (p. 24) (King of the Mercians) Personal Relationship (1)
~ Successor (General relationship) of Ęthelbald 4 (1) Beornred 1: of Ęthelbald 4: Ęthelweard.Chron ii.18 (p. 24) Event (4)
Battle (1) Cuthred 7.fighting against Ęthelbald 4 ęt Beorgforda: Cuthred 7 took up arms against Ęthelbald 4 in a place called Beorgford.: Ęthelweard.Chron ii.16 (752) Burial (1) Ęthelbald 4.burial: The body of Ęthelbald 4 reposed in the monasterium which is called Repton.: Ęthelweard.Chron ii.18 (p. 24) Conquest (1) Ęthelbald 4.capture of Somerton: Ęthelbald 4 took into his power the royal settlement which is called Somerton.: Ęthelweard.Chron ii.14 (733) Killing/murder (1) Ęthelbald 4.killing at Seckington: Ęthelbald 4 was killed in a place called Seckington.: Ęthelweard.Chron ii.18 (p. 24) (757) War (1) Cuthred 7.fighting against Ęthelbald 4 ęt Beorgforda: Cuthred 7 took up arms against Ęthelbald 4 in a place called Beorgford.: Ęthelweard.Chron ii.16 (752)