Aethelheard (d. 740) (Means roughly 'Noble Stern'), also spelled Ethelheard or Æþelheard, was a King of Wessex (726 - 740). There is a questionable record of Aethelheard having been the brother-in-law of his predecessor, Ine, but his ancestry is unknown. Events October 26 - An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death. ... This is a list of monarchs of Wessex until 924. ... Map of the British Isles circa 802 Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the Kingdom of England. ... Events City of Jarash (in present-day Jordan) suffers a major earthquake First annual Sumo tournament held by Emperor Seibu. ... Events October 26 - An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death. ... Ine (died 728) was the King of Wessex from 688 to 726, noted particularly for his code of laws. ...

When Ine abdicated and went to Rome in 726, he left behind no obvious heir, and according to Bede simply left his kingdom "to younger men". In the wake of his departure, the West Saxon throne was disputed between Aethelheard and a rival claimant, Oswald. Oswald may have had the better claim, as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle calls him a descendant of the early king Ceawlin, but it was Aethelheard who prevailed. It is possible that his success was due to the support of Ethelbald of Mercia, since he seems to have been subject to Ethelbald afterward. However, Aethelheard's lack of independence does not seem to have prevented Ethelbald from taking considerable territory from Wessex in 733, including the royal manor of Somerton. Look up abdication in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 8th century BC Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ... Bede depicted in an early medieval manuscript Depiction of Bede from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493. ... The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals narrating the history of the English and their settlement in Britain. ... Ceawlin of Wessex (also spelled Ceaulin or Caelin) is recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as being king of the West Saxons, or Wessex from 560 to 591, and named by Bede in his Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum as the second king to hold imperium over other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. ... Ethelbald (or Æthelbald) (died 757) was the King of Mercia in England from 716 until his death. ... Events Births Emperor Junnin of Japan Deaths Categories: 733 ... Generic plan of a mediaeval manor; open-field strip farming, some enclosures, triennial crop rotation, demesne and manse, common woodland, pasturage and meadow Manorialism or Seigneurialism describes the organization of rural economy and society in medieval western and parts of central Europe. ... Somerton is a village in Somerset, England (until recently it was defined as a town, but has lost its magistrates court). ...