Æthelred "Mucil", Ealdorman of the Gaini

ÆTHELRED "Mucel" (-885 or after). "Mucel dux" subscribed a charter of King Æthelred I dated 868[149]. Ealdorman of the Gainas in Mercia. m EADBURGA, daughter of [150][CENWULF King of Mercia & his wife Elfrida]. Asser records that Alfred's mother-in-law "Edburga of the royal line of Mercia…was a venerable lady and after the decease of her husband, she remained many years a widow, even till her own death"[151]. According to Weir[152], she was perhaps the daughter of Cenwulf King of Mercia. The primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified, and the chronology is not favourable considering King Cenwulf's death in 821. Æthelred & his wife had two children [Medlands]

AETHELRED MUCILL1 OF GAINAS, EARL of Mercia, England, United Kingdom was born between 734 and 888, and died between 794 and 998. He married EASDBERG OF MERCIA. [4, 2]

Child:

+ 2 i. EALHSWITH2, d. in 902 in England; m. (ANZ-16) KING ALFRED THE GREAT OF ENGLAND in 869.

Notes:

Anglo-Saxons (or Anglo-Saxon) is the term usually used to describe the invading Germanic tribes in the south and east of Great Britain from the early 5th century AD, and their creation of the English nation, to the Norman conquest of 1066. The Benedictine monk, Bede, identified them as the descendants of three Germanic tribes: Their language (Old English) derives from "Ingvaeonic" West Germanic dialects and transforms into Middle English

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Född: Abt 823

 of, Mercia, England 

Family:

1 Emma (Eadburh)

 Children: 

• Ealhswith (Alswitha) Queen of England, [Lady]

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Ethelred Mucil Eald GAINAI7,14,27,64,163 was born about 825 in Of, Mercia, Saxony, England. He died in 866. Ancestral File Number:<AFN> GS4J-7X Parents: MUCELSSON. Parents: .

Spouse: Edburga FADBURN. Ethelred Mucil Eald GAINAI and Edburga FADBURN were married about 851 in Mercia, England. Children were: AETHELWULF, Queen Of Ethelswida ENGLAND, Aethelwulf Eldorman Of MERCIA.

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Æthelred 'Mucil', Ealdorman of the Gainas (1)

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    Æthelred 'Mucil', Ealdorman of the Gainas married Eadburga, Princess of Mercia, daughter of Æflæd (?) and Wigmund (?). (2)

Æthelred 'Mucil', Ealdorman of the Gainas gained the title of Ealdorman of the Gainas. (1)
Child of Æthelred 'Mucil', Ealdorman of the Gainas and Eadburga, Princess of Mercia

-1. Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia+ d. 5 Dec 905

Forrás / Source:

http://www.thepeerage.com/p10263.htm#i102623

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B: Abt 0825 Of, , Mercia, England

D: 0866

S: Acceded in 830

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An ealdorman (from Old English ealdorman, lit. "elder man") is the term used for a high-ranking royal official and prior magistrate of an Anglo-Saxon shire or group of shires from about the ninth century to the time of King Cnut. The term ealdorman was rendered in Latin as dux in early West Saxon charters, and as præfectus (which confusingly, is also the equivalent of gerefa, modern reeve, from which sheriff or shire reeve). In the Life of King Alfred by the Welsh bishop Asser, the Latin equivalent is comes.[1] As the chief magistrate of a shire or group of shires (county) in Anglo-Saxon England, he commanded the army of the shire(s) and districts under his control on behalf of the king.

Contents [hide]

1 Appointment

2 Earls

3 Aldermen

4 Selected list

4.1 Historical

4.2 Fictional

5 Notes

6 References

[edit] Appointment

They were appointees of the king and were originally mostly from the ancient and powerful families, but later were often chosen from among the king's comites (plural of comes, lit. "companion") and many, especially in the early Danish period, were new to high office. The office was not hereditary, but there are several examples of tenth-century ealdormen whose sons became ealdormen (if not always of the same district), such as Æthelstan Half-King and Æthelweard the Chronicler.

[edit] Earls

Towards the end of the tenth century, the term ealdorman gradually disappeared as it gave way to eorl, probably under the influence of the Danish term jarl, which evolved into modern English earl. The analogous term is sometimes count, from the French comte, derived from the Latin comes. The ealdormen can be thought of as the early English earls, for their ealdormanries (singular ealdormanry, same meaning as earldom) eventually became the great earldoms of Anglo-Danish and Anglo-Norman England.

An ealdormancy was an Anglo-Saxon governing body over several shires, made up of more than one ealdorman.

[edit] Aldermen

Although earls may be regarded as the successors of ealdormen, the word ealdorman itself did not disappear and survives in modern times as alderman. This term, however, developed distinct meanings which have little to do with ealdormen.

[edit] Selected list

[edit] Historical

Ælfhere, ealdorman of Mercia (d. 983)

Ælfhelm, ealdorman of southern Northumbria (d. c. 1006)

Ælfric, ealdorman of Hampshire

Æthelweard the Chronicler

Byrhtnoth, ealdorman of Essex (d. 991)

Eadric Streona, ealdorman of the Saxon Mercians (d. 1017)

[edit] Fictional

Uhtred of Bebbanburg, hero of The Saxon Stories, a series of books written by the historical novelist Bernard Cornwell.

Edmund Eldredson, ealdorman of Sherborne, in Henty's 'The Dragon and the Raven'

[edit] Notes

1.^ David A. E. Pelteret, "The Earldormen of Alfred’s Reign."

[edit] References

Loyn, Henry R.. "The term ealdorman in the translations prepared at the time of King Alfred." English Historical Review 68 (1953): 513-25.

Pelteret, David A.E. "The Earldormen of Alfred’s Reign." Available from the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England

Stenton, Sir Frank M. Anglo-Saxon England Third Edition. Oxford University Press, 1971.

Williams, Ann. Kingship and Government in Pre-Conquest England, c.500–1066. London, 1999.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealdorman"

Categories: Anglo-Saxon ealdormen | Anglo-Saxon society

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Ealdorman of the Gaini.

An ealdorman (modern alderman) was the prior magistrate of an Anglo-Saxon shire from 900 to the time of the Danes. The ealdorman, rendered in Latin as dux or (in early West Saxon charters) præfectus (which is also the equivalent of gerefa, modern reeve, from which sheriff or shire reeve), was the chief magistrate of a shire (county) in Anglo-Saxon England. He commanded the army of the shire(s) and districts under his control on behalf of the king. They were appointees of the king and were originally mostly from the ancient and powerful families, but later were often chosen from among the king's comites (plural of comes, meaning companion) and many, especially in the early Danish period, were new to high office. The term gradually disappeared as it was replaced by eorl, the Danish term which evolved into the modern earl, the analogous term of which happens to be count, from the French comte, derived from the Latin comes. The ealdormen can be thought of as the early English earls, for their ealdormanries (singular ealdormanry, same meaning as earldom) eventually became the great earldoms of Anglo-Danish and Anglo-Norman England.

An ealdormancy was an Anglo-Saxon governing body over several shires, made up of more than one ealdorman.

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Ealdorman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An ealdorman (modern alderman) was the prior magistrate of a British shire from 900 to the time of the Danes. The ealdorman, rendered in Latin as dux or (in early West Saxon charters) præfectus (which is also the equivalent of gerefa, modern reeve, from which sheriff or shire reeve), was the chief magistrate of a shire (county) in Anglo-Saxon England. He commanded the army of the shire(s) and districts under his control on behalf of the king. They were appointees of the king and were originally mostly from the ancient and powerful families, but later were often chosen from among the king's comites (plural of comes, meaning companion) and many, especially in the early Danish period, were new to high office. The term gradually disappeared as it was replaced by eorl, the Danish term which evolved into the modern earl, the analogous term of which happens to be count, from the French comte, derived from the Latin comes. The ealdormen can be thought of as the early English earls, for their ealdormanries (singular ealdormanry, same meaning as earldom) eventually became the great earldoms of Anglo-Danish and Anglo-Norman England.

An ealdormancy was an Anglo-Saxon governing body over several shires, made up of more than one ealdorman.

Source

Stenton, Sir Frank M. Anglo-Saxon England Third Edition. Oxford University Press, 1971.

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Ealdorman of the Gaini

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It is possible that Gainas was an early reference to Gainsborough in Lincolnshire.

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Edburgh of the Royal House of Mercia Eoldorman: an important personage (Shire Officer) who participated in the Witan (Parliament). The title later evolved into Earl.

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• Æthelan Earl of Mercia

born about 0825 Mercia, England

father:

• Ethelred I "Mucil" of Mercia Ealdorman of the Gainai

born about 0805 Mercia, England

mother:

unknown

siblings:

unknown

spouse:

• Eadburh (Fadburn) of Mercia

born about 0830 Mercia, England

married about 0849

children:

• Alswitha (Ealswitha) of Mercia born 0852 died 5 December 0905
• Æthelwulf Ealdorman of Mercia died about 0903
• Æthelred II Ealdorman of Mercia born about 0865 Mercia, England died 0912

biographical and/or anecdotal:

notes or source:

LDS

Ethelred & Ethelan may be the same person.

lineally descended from *Crioda, 1st Earl of Mercia, who died in 594

Wurts reports that *Ealhswith, daughter of *Ethelan, Earl of Mercia, descended through Crioda, 1st Earl of Mercia

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 Earldorman Aethelred Mucil

Mucil ‎(I7550)‎

Birth 796 -- , , , England

Death 840 ‎(Age 44)‎

       Number of Children: 1

Eadburh "Edburga" Mercia
Earldorman Aethelwulf
Lady Eahlswith "Alswitha"
Earldorman Aethelred Mucil ‎(I3882)‎
Birth 825 29 -- , , , England
Death Yes
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Earldorman Aethelred Mucil
Earldorman Aethelwulf
Lady Eahlswith "Alswitha"
Eadburh "Edburga" Mercia ‎(I3884)‎
Birth 830 30 30 -- , , , England
Death Yes
Number of Children: 2
Aethelgyth
Earldorman Aethelwulf ‎(I1892)‎
Birth 844 19 14 -- , , , England
Death about 903 ‎(Age 59)‎
Number of Children: 1
Earldorman Aethelhelm
Earldorman Aethelfrith
Queen Aelflaed
Aethelgyth ‎(I1893)‎
Birth 864 20 -- , , Wiltshire, England
Death Yes
Aethelgyth
Earldorman Aethelfrith
Queen Aelflaed
Earldorman Aethelhelm ‎(I1894)‎
Birth about 859 35 20 -- , , , England
Death about 898 ‎(Age 39)‎
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King Alfred
Lady Aethelflaed
Edmund
King Edward
Abbess Aethelgifu "Ethelgiva"
Aelfthryth
Aethelweard
Lady Eahlswith "Alswitha" ‎(I3834)‎
Birth 852 27 22 -- , , , England
Death 904 ‎(Age 52)‎
Lady Eahlswith "Alswitha"
Lady Aethelflaed
Edmund
King Edward
Abbess Aethelgifu "Ethelgiva"
Aelfthryth
Aethelweard
King Alfred ‎(I4647)‎
Birth 849 43 49 -- Wantage, , Berkshire, England
Death 26 October 899 ‎(Age 50)‎ -- Winchester, , Hampshire, England
Lady Aethelflaed ‎(I1663)‎
Birth about 869 20 17 -- , , , England
Death 12 June 918 ‎(Age 49)‎ -- Tamworth, , Staffordshire, England
Lady Aethelflaed
Duke Aethelred ‎(I1664)‎
Birth about 865 -- , , , England
Death 911 ‎(Age 46)‎
No recorded children
Edmund ‎(I6971)‎
Birth about 873 24 21
Death Yes
Queen Aelflaed
Edgiva "Aedgifu"
Eadgyth
Family with spouse
Eadgifu "Edgiva"
King Edmund "the Deed Doer"
Elgiva Eadgifu
King Edred
King Edward ‎(I4033)‎
Birth 875 26 23 -- , , , England
Death July 924 ‎(Age 49)‎ -- Farrington, , Lancashire, England
King Edward
Edgiva "Aedgifu"
Eadgyth
Queen Aelflaed ‎(I4031)‎
Birth about 878 19 14 -- , , , England
Death about 919 ‎(Age 41)‎
King Edward
King Edmund "the Deed Doer"
Elgiva Eadgifu
King Edred
Eadgifu "Edgiva" ‎(I4032)‎
Birth about 896 30 -- , , Kent, England
Death 25 August 968 ‎(Age 72)‎
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Abbess Aethelgifu "Ethelgiva" ‎(I6972)‎
Birth about 875 26 23
Death Yes
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Aelfthryth ‎(I5796)‎
Birth about 877 28 25 -- , , , England
Death 7 June 929 ‎(Age 52)‎
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Aethelweard ‎(I6973)‎
Birth about 879 30 27 -- , , , England
Death Yes

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An ealdorman (from Old English ealdorman, lit. "elder man") is the term used for a high-ranking royal official and prior magistrate of an Anglo-Saxon shire or group of shires from about the ninth century to the time of King Cnut. The term ealdorman was rendered in Latin as dux in early West Saxon charters, and as præfectus (which confusingly, is also the equivalent of gerefa, modern reeve, from which sheriff or shire reeve). In the Life of King Alfred by the Welsh bishop Asser, the Latin equivalent is comes. As the chief magistrate of a shire or group of shires (county) in Anglo-Saxon England, he commanded the army of the shire(s) and districts under his control on behalf of the king.

Æthelred "Mucil", Ealdorman of the Gaini