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witenagemot Hist. (ˈwɪtənəgɪˌməʊt, popularly wɪtəˈnægɪmɒt) Also 3 witene imot; 6 wytena gemote, 7 weidenagamoot, 7–9 wittena-gemot(e, (9 witana-). [OE. witena ᵹemót assembly of wise men: see witan, wite n.1, and gemote, moot n.1] The assembly of the witan, the national council of Anglo-Saxon times; ...
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Ælric (Archbishop-elect of Canterbury)
In the mid-Lent meeting of the witenagemot, in 1051, Robert of Jumièges was appointed archbishop, much to the anger of English churchmen.
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Witta
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Witta (Bishop of Lichfield) (before 737 - c. 750)
Witta, Queensland, a town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
See also
Witan, or Witenagemot
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witan
▪ I. witan Hist. (ˈwɪtən) [OE., pl. of wita wite n.1] The members of the national council in Anglo-Saxon times; the council itself, the witenagemot. Also transf.1807 S. Turner Hist. Anglo-Saxons x. iv. II. 226 The treaty..is said to have been made by the king and his witan. 1839 Keightley Hist. Eng....
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Pecsaetan
Later their territory formed the northern division of Mercia, and in 848 the Mercian Witenagemot assembled at Repton.
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gemote
gemot(e Eng. Hist. (gɪˈməʊt) [repr. OE. ᵹemót, f. ᵹe- together, ‘com-’ (see y-) + mót moot.] A meeting; an assembly (in England before the Norman Conquest) for judicial or legislative purposes. See also witenagemot.c 1000 Laws of æthelstan c. 20 (Schmid) ᵹif hwa ᵹemot forsitte. 1641 Baker Chron. 27/...
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Bondi the staller
After the death of Harold Godwinson at Hastings in October, 15 year-old Edgar Ætheling was elected king by the Witenagemot; in early December, his principal
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Knickerbocker Mansion
The Knickerbocker Mansion grounds were the location of the “Witenagemot Oak,” planted in 1676 to commemorate the signing of a treaty between New York governor
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Æthelwald Moll of Northumbria
In 765 a Witenagemot of Northumbrian notables deposed Æthelwald and replaced him with Alhred, a kinsman of his predecessor.
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Sumorsaete
The Saxon royal palace in Cheddar was used several times in the 10th century to host the Witenagemot.
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Ansgar the Staller
After Harold died at Hastings, he supported Edgar Ætheling (1051 to 1126), elected King of England by the Witenagemot, but never crowned. On 15 October, the 15 year-old Edgar Ætheling was elected king by the Witenagemot; London contained a large pro-Norman faction, but Ansgar assembled a
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Crown of the Realm
In essence, it was more-or-less identical to the witenagemot of Anglo-Saxon England in both its composition of officials and its purpose.
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Synod of Baccanceld
According to the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia:
This meeting was rather a witenagemot, or Anglo-Saxon Parliament or Royal Council (in Christian kingdoms often
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Burning of Southwark
Edward's death in January 1066 saw his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson proclaimed king by the Anglo-Saxon Witenagemot, but still resulted in a violent at the Battle of Hastings and killed Harold, then moved to secure the English capital at London, where Edgar Ætheling had been proclaimed king by the Witenagemot
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