Abdication
Succeeds as King of Wessex, ends the fighting for the throne after Ines abdication
Role range: 0726-0740
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Aethelheard Biography and Timeline
Follow Aethelheard through 3 dated historical records for England.
Aethelheard, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
3Distinct records
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726–726Years on this page
726
Succession
Succeeds as King of Wessex, ends the fighting for the throne after Ines abdication
Role range: 0726-0740
Aethelheard Takes West Saxon Crown
Aethelheard succeeded Ine in a contested transition, later facing pressure from Mercian overlordship.
Records, sources and methodology
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