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Beorhtric (meaning "magnificent ruler"; also spelled Brihtric) (died 802) was the King of Wessex from 786 to 802, succeeding Cynewulf. During his rule, however, his wife and father-in-law had most of the power.
May 3, 2023 · Beorhtric of Wessex was a relatively unremarkable Anglo-Saxon king, caught as he was in the shadow of the mighty Offa of Mercia. Yet his intriguing tale of power, politics, and the dawn of the Viking Age in Anglo-Saxon England tells us much about the complex, and often brutal, realities of the time.
Ecgberht (770/775 – 839), also spelled Egbert, Ecgbert, Ecgbriht, Ecgbeorht, and Ecbert, was King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839. His father was King Ealhmund of Kent.
Beorhtric of wessex King of Wessex was born in 0740 as the son of King Cynewulf of Wessex. He had at least 1 daughter with Aethelburh of Merica Iclingas. He died in 0802, in Wareham, Dorset, England, at the age of 62, and was buried in Wareham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
Beorhtric (meaning "magnificent ruler"; also spelled Brihtric) (died 802) was the King of Wessex from 786 to 802, succeeding Cynewulf. During his rule, however, his wife and father-in-law had most of the power.
Cynewulf of Wessex killed by Cyneheard. Beorhtric succeeds to Wessex. The story of the fight of Cyneheard and Cynewulf in 786, recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, is a set-piece of Anglo-Saxon loyalty and courage. This is the way of it.
Beorhtric (also Brihtric; meaning 'Magnificent ruler') (died 802) was the King of Wessex from 786 to 802. He ruled Wessex as a figurehead king. His wife and father-in-law exercised most of the power.
