Ethelwalch

Also known as: King Ethelwalch · Family: South Saxons · Role: king · First appears: Book IV · Chap. XIII

Life events

c. 678 · Ethelwalch was baptized, received Wulfhere as his godfather, and was granted two provinces.(Book IV · Chap. XIII · 📍 the province of the Mercians)
- With: Wulfhere
- “Ethelwalch, king of that nation, had been, not long before, baptized in the province of the Mercians, at the instance of King Wulfhere, who was present, and received him as his godson when he came forth from the font, and in token of this adoption gave him two provinces”
c. 678 · Ethelwalch granted Wilfrid land sufficient to support his exiled company.(Book IV · Chap. XIII · 📍 Selaeseu)
- With: Wilfrid
- “At this time, King Ethelwalch gave to the most reverend prelate, Wilfrid, land to the extent of eighty-seven families, to maintain his company who were wandering in exile.”
c. 678 · Caedwalla slew Ethelwalch.(Book IV · Chap. XV)
- With: Caedwalla
- “slew Ethelwalch”

with Wulfhere (Wulfhere was Ethelwalch's godfather.) “Ethelwalch, king of that nation, had been, not long before, baptized in the province of the Mercians, at the instance of King Wulfhere, who was present, and received him as his godson when he came forth from the font”
protégé: Wilfrid (Ethelwalch granted land to Wilfrid, a churchman.) “At this time, King Ethelwalch gave to the most reverend prelate, Wilfrid, land to the extent of eighty-seven families, to maintain his company who were wandering in exile”

enemies with Caedwalla “Caedwalla, a young man of great vigour, of the royal race of the Gewissae, an exile from his country, came with an army, slew Ethelwalch, and wasted that province with cruel slaughter and devastation.”
liege: Berthun “Berthun and Andhun, the king’s ealdormen, who held in succession the government of the province.”
liege: Andhun “Berthun and Andhun, the king’s ealdormen, who held in succession the government of the province.”

Extracted from the original text of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. Made with Rho MD.