This was an unusual situation in Wessex. Up to this time kings could not pass the kingdom to their sons or designated heirs. The king was selected from among the most eligible chiefs or he became king by conquest.[2] Wessex, like other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms had a witan or witenagemot.[2] This was a group of leading nobles, bishops, ealdormen and thanes who advised the king and who also selected the next king.[4]
Charles wanted his daughter's position safeguarded in England. Up to this time in Wessex they did not allow queens. The king's wife was just that, the king's wife.[10] In Wessex there were old superstitions regarding the evil of having a queen.[10] But his new wife was accepted by his people.[10]
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This was an unusual situation in Wessex. Up to this time kings could not pass the kingdom to their sons or designated heirs. The king was selected from among the most eligible chiefs or he became king by conquest.[2] Wessex, like other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms had a witan or witenagemot.[2] This was a group of leading nobles, bishops, ealdormen and thanes who advised the king and who also selected the next king.[4]
