Ætheling
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Ætheling was an Old English term used in Anglo-Saxon England to denote a prince of royal blood who was considered eligible for the kingship.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English title
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
male members of the royal family
ⓘ
potential successors to the king ⓘ |
| attestedIn | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Anglo-Saxon monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old English lexicon ⓘ royal styles and titles ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | ordinary nobility ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Anglo-Saxon political system ⓘ |
| denotes |
prince of royal blood
ⓘ
royal prince eligible for kingship ⓘ |
| denotesStatus |
eligibility for kingship
ⓘ
royal blood ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot | Old English "æþele" (noble) ⓘ |
| governingInstitution | Anglo-Saxon royal court ⓘ |
| hasGender | masculine title ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | "noble offspring" ⓘ |
| hasOppositeConcept | unfree peasantry ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | Æthelings ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early medieval England
ⓘ
pre-Norman Conquest England ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | non-hereditary but dynastic eligibility ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Old English ⓘ |
| modernSpellingVariant | Atheling ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Athelstan Ætheling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edgar Ætheling NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward the Exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
heir apparent
ⓘ
royal succession ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Norman and later English princely titles ⓘ |
| scriptForm | Æþeling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semanticField |
hereditary succession
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ nobility ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Old Norse "ættlingr"
ⓘ
modern term "prince" ⓘ |
| timeInUse |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | Anglo-Saxon chroniclers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | designation of royal succession eligibility ⓘ |
| usedIn | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInSourceLanguageScript | Latinized medieval charters ⓘ |
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