Event: Marriage
Ęthelwulf 1
.giving of his daughter (
Ęthelswith 1
) to
Burgred 5
in marriage
Asserted in:
Ęthelweard.Chron
iii.4 (p. 32)
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Scholarly Info
Description
Ęthelwulf 1
gave
Burgred 5
his daughter (
Ęthelswith 1
) in marriage.
Year
853
Primary Source Info
Original Text
... Athulf rex tradidit in coniugium Burhrede regi filiam suam.
Date from Source
<854>: after Easter in the year that
Ęthelwulf 1
sent
Alfred 8
to Rome
Persons associated with this Event:
Agent
:
Ęthelwulf 1
(
King of the West Saxons, 839-856; king of Kent, Sussex & Essex, 856-858
)
Recipient
:
Burgred 5
(
King of the Mercians, ?852?873x874
)
Participant
:
Ęthelswith 1
(
Queen of the Mercians, wife of
Burgred 5
, and sister of
Alfred 8
, d.888
)