- Eanhere
Eanhere was a possible ruler of
Hwicce , one of the Anglo Saxon kingdoms of England, maybe reigning jointly with his brother Eanfrith. His niece, Eanfrith's daughterEafe , married King Æðelwealh of Sussex.Unfortunately the sole source of information concerning Eanhere is Bede, who just mentioned his name in passing, and did not actually state that Eanhere was a king:
"Porro regina, nomine Eabae, in sua, id est Huicciorum prouincia fuerat baptizata. Erat autem filia Eanfridi fratris Ænheri, qui ambo cum suo populo Christiani fuere" [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/bede4.html] .
Osric may have been a son of Eanhere, by
Osthryth , daughter ofOswiu of Northumbria . The only marriage recorded for Osthryth is that toÆthelred of Mercia , but an earlier marriage to Eanhere would explain why Osric and his brother Oswald are described as Æthelred's "nepotes" - usually translated as nephews or grandsons, but here probably meaning stepsons.1Notes
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John Leland , "Collectanea", vol. 1, p. 240.
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