Æthelmund

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Æthelmund, Ealdorman of Hwicce.

In 770 Uhtred of Hwicce issued a charter to his thegn Æthelmund [1].

Later, between 793 and 796 [2] Earldorman Æthelmund witnessed a charter of Offa, King of Mercia.

In 796 Ecgfrith, King of Mercia, granted land to Æthelmund, now styled princeps [3].

He seems to have been succeeded by his son Æthelric, who issued a charter in 804 [4], in which he gave land to his mother, Ceolburh, presumably Æthelmund's widow.

See also: Hwicce