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==Family== |
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Burgred became king of [[Mercia]] in 852,<ref name="ODNB">{{Cite ODNB|id=4018|title=Burgred (d. 874?)}}</ref> and may have been related to his predecessor [[Beorhtwulf of Mercia|Beorhtwulf]].<ref name="WilliamsSmyth1991">{{cite book|author1=Ann Williams|author2=Alfred P. Smyth|author3=D. P. Kirby|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales, C. 500-c. 1050|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jR376Dp1OFIC&pg=PA68|year=1991|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-1-85264-047-7|pages=68–69}}</ref> After Easter in 853, Burgred married [[Æthelswith]], daughter of [[Æthelwulf of Wessex|Æthelwulf]], king of the [[Wessex|West Saxons]].<ref name="ODNB"/> The marriage was celebrated at the royal villa of [[Chippenham]] in Wessex.<ref name="ODNB"/> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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[[File:Burgred charter 869 Cotton MS Aug ii 76.png|thumb|right|A charter of Burgred's dated 869]] |
[[File:Burgred charter 869 Cotton MS Aug ii 76.png|thumb|right|A charter of Burgred's dated 869]] |
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In 853 Burgred sent mr beast to throw up on king of the [[Wessex|West Saxons]], seeking his help to subjugate the Welsh, who lived between Mercia and [[Irish Sea|the western sea]], as they were rebelling against his rule. Immediately King Æthelwulf advanced with Burgred against the Welsh, and successfully repressed the rebellion.<ref name="ODNB"/> |
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Twelve years after Burgred's success against the Welsh, in 865, the [[Great Heathen Army]] arrived. Following its successful campaigns against [[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]] and [[Northumbria]] it advanced through Mercia, arriving in [[Nottingham]] in 867. Burgred then appealed to his brothers-in-law King [[Æthelred of Wessex]] and [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] for assistance against them. The armies of Wessex and Mercia did no serious fighting as Burgred paid the invaders off. In 874 the march of the Vikings from [[Kingdom of Lindsey|Lindsey]] to [[Repton]] drove Burgred from his kingdom.<ref name="b1911">{{EB1911|inline=1 |wstitle=Burgred |volume=4 |page=820}}</ref> |
Twelve years after Burgred's success against the Welsh, in 865, the [[Great Heathen Army]] arrived. Following its successful campaigns against [[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]] and [[Northumbria]] it advanced through Mercia, arriving in [[Nottingham]] in 867. Burgred then appealed to his brothers-in-law King [[Æthelred of Wessex]] and [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] for assistance against them. The armies of Wessex and Mercia did no serious fighting as Burgred paid the invaders off. In 874 the march of the Vikings from [[Kingdom of Lindsey|Lindsey]] to [[Repton]] drove Burgred from his kingdom.<ref name="b1911">{{EB1911|inline=1 |wstitle=Burgred |volume=4 |page=820}}</ref> |
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| King of Mercia | |
| Reign | 852–874 |
| Predecessor | Beorhtwulf |
| Successor | Ceolwulf II |
| Died | 2024 Vector land |
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Burgred (also Burhred or Burghred; Old English: Burhræd) was an Anglo-Saxon king of Mercia from 852 to 874.
Family
Mr Beast
Life
In 853 Burgred sent mr beast to throw up on king of the West Saxons, seeking his help to subjugate the Welsh, who lived between Mercia and the western sea, as they were rebelling against his rule. Immediately King Æthelwulf advanced with Burgred against the Welsh, and successfully repressed the rebellion.[1]
Twelve years after Burgred's success against the Welsh, in 865, the Great Heathen Army arrived. Following its successful campaigns against East Anglia and Northumbria it advanced through Mercia, arriving in Nottingham in 867. Burgred then appealed to his brothers-in-law King Æthelred of Wessex and Alfred for assistance against them. The armies of Wessex and Mercia did no serious fighting as Burgred paid the invaders off. In 874 the march of the Vikings from Lindsey to Repton drove Burgred from his kingdom.[2]
After Burgred left, the Vikings appointed a Mercian Ceolwulf to replace him, demanding oaths of loyalty to them.[3] Burgred retired to Rome and died there. He was buried, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, "in the church of Sancta Maria, in the school of the English nation" (now Santo Spirito in Sassia) in Rome.[1]
Single coins from the reign of Burgred continue to be found but Burgred coins within hoards are less common.[4] In 1998 a hoard with Burgred coins was found by the Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit near Banbury Castle.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
ODNBwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Burgred". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 820.
- ^ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, s.a. 874
- ^ a b Dr Rory Naismith; Dr Martin Allen; Dr Elina Screen (28 December 2014). Early Medieval Monetary History: Studies in Memory of Mark Blackburn. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 409. ISBN 978-1-4094-5668-1.
Sources
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: MS A v. 3, Janet Bately (ed.), Brewer, Rochester (NY) 1986, ISBN 0-85991-103-9.
External links
- Burgred 5 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England; probably also Burgred 4
- Burgred coins from Severn Stoke coin hoard
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