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However, the kingdom was not strictly hereditary since rulers were taken by assemblies of chiefs and peasants. Apart from the House of Gudfred, another lineage strove for power. The members based their claim on kinship with a former King Harald who might have ruled in the 8th century.
Kingdom of Ceredigion (5th century – early 10th century) Kingdom of Powys (5th century – 1160) Kingdom of Wessex (519–927) Kingdom of Essex (527–812) Kingdom of Mercia (527–919) Kingdom of Bernicia (6th century) Kingdom of the East Angles (6th century – 917) Northumbria (654–878) Kingdom of Asturias (718–925) Kingdom of Navarre ...
The Kingdom of Essex was bounded to the north by the River Stour and the Kingdom of East Anglia, to the south by the River Thames and Kent, to the east lay the North Sea and to the west Mercia. The territory included the remains of two provincial Roman capitals, Colchester and London .
The entries in 812 begin with mention of the situation in Denmark. "Not much later the news arrived that Hemming, king of the Danes had died. Sigifrid, the nephew of King Godofrid, and Anulo, the nephew of Heriold and of the former king, both wished to succeed him.
The entries in 812 begin with mention of the situation in Denmark: "Not much later the news arrived that Hemming, king of the Danes had died. Sigifrid, the nephew of King Godofrid, and Anulo, the nephew of Heriold and of the former king, both wished to succeed him. Being unable to agree on who should be king, they raised troops, fought a battle ...
The Kingdom of Mercia was a state in the English Midlands from the 6th century to the 10th century. ... c. 798–812 Son of Cœnwulf. Although he existed, his status ...
The Kingdom of Navarre remained in personal union with the Kingdom of France until the death of King Charles I (Charles IV of France) in 1328, and on March 13 of the same year, Don Juan Martínez de Medrano and Don Juan Corbaran de Lehet were appointed regents of the Kingdom of Navarre for 11 months (February 27, 1329) until the succession in ...
Domnall mac Ailpín (Modern Gaelic: Dòmhnall mac Ailpein [1]), anglicised sometimes as Donald MacAlpin and known in most modern regnal lists as Donald I (812 – 13 April 862), was King of the Picts from 858 to 862.