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Abdication

England · House / House of Wessex. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
688–1065Date range
4Named people
2Places

Chronological records

688

Caedwalla688

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Abdicates the throne in order to make a pilgrimage to Rome

Ine688

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Caedwalla abidicates & is succeeded by Ine

726

Aethelheard726

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Succeeds as King of Wessex, ends the fighting for the throne after Ines abdication

Ine726

House / House of Wessex

Ine abdicates & retires to Rome as a pilgrim

1065

Tostig Northumbria28 October 1065

Oxford · House / House of Wessex

At a general Witen Tostigs laws are anulled & Tostig is deposed

Names involved

AethelheardCaedwallaIneTostig Northumbria

Provenance

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