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Queen consort of Mercia (died after 798)
Cynethryth (Cyneðryð; died after AD 798) was a Queen of Mercia, wife of King Offa of Mercia and mother of King Ecgfrith of Mercia. Cynethryth is the only
Cynethryth
King of Mercia from 757 to 796
contemporary Frankish coinage. Some of his coins carry images of his wife, Cynethryth—the only Anglo-Saxon queen ever depicted on a coin. Only three gold coins
Offa_of_Mercia
Queen of Wessex from 789 to 802
Eadburg, (fl. 787–802) was the daughter of King Offa of Mercia and Queen Cynethryth. She was the wife of King Beorhtric of Wessex, and according to Asser's
Eadburh
9th-century English saint, virgin and recluse
Orthodox Church. She was a daughter of King Offa of Mercia and his consort, Cynethryth. Ælfthryth was "either betrothed to or loved by" Æthelberht II, the king
Ælfthryth_of_Crowland
King of Mercia in 796
He was the son of Offa, one of the most powerful kings of Mercia, and Cynethryth, his wife. In 787, Ecgfrith was consecrated king, the first known consecration
Ecgfrith_of_Mercia
9th-century King of Mercia
from Penda, but it might also be Wiglaf's wife, Cynethryth, who was descended from Penda. Cynethryth's name is known from two of Wiglaf's charters, dated
Wiglaf_of_Mercia
Name list
a Latinisation of the Anglo-Saxon female names Cynethryth and Cwenthryth, may refer to: Cynethryth (fl. 770–798), wife of King Offa of Mercia Cwenthryth
Quendrida
Queen consort of Northumbria, married in 792
Ælfflæd was a daughter of Offa of Mercia and Cynethryth. She may have witnessed a charter with her father, mother, and brother Ecgfrith in the 770s. She
Ælfflæd_of_Mercia
King of Wessex from 685 to 688
685–688 Predecessor Centwine Successor Ine Born c. 659 Died 20 April 689 (aged 29–30) Rome, Byzantine Empire Spouse Cynethryth House Wessex Father Coenberht
Cædwalla
Iurminburh. – no earlier than c. 676 no later than c. 686 – Centwine Cynethryth – no earlier than 685 no later than 688 – Cædwalla Æthelburg – c. 688
List of royal consorts of Wessex
List_of_royal_consorts_of_Wessex
Village in Berkshire, England
patronage of the Kingdom of Mercia, and one of the later abbesses was Cynethryth, widow of Offa of Mercia. It became the centre of a power struggle between
Cookham
Unit of currency in various countries
grains (350 grams), giving a pennyweight of about 1.46 grams. His queen Cynethryth also minted these coins under her own name. Near the end of his reign
Penny
Town in Bedfordshire, England
original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2011. Simon Keynes, "Cynethryth", in Lapidge, Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England, p. 133. Haslam, Jeremy
Bedford
reigns only until December; Wessex regains its independence. Offa's widow Cynethryth becomes abbess of Cookham Abbey. December – Ecgfrith is succeeded by Coenwulf
8th_century_in_England
Donations or payments made directly to the Holy See of the Catholic Church
the court of Offa, king of Mercia, to desire his daughter in marriage. Cynethryth, consort of Offa, a cruel, ambitious, and blood-thirsty woman, who envied
Peter's_Pence
Monastery in Berkshire, England
Canterbury in an act of penance. After Offa's death in 796, his widow Cynethryth became the abbess. At the synod of Clofesho, which took place somewhere
Cookham_Abbey
Type of given name
offspring, child Y Kunibert, Kunimund, Cynewulf, Kunigunde, Cynegyth, Cynethryth, Cyneric, Chindasuinth, Adelchind, Drudchind, Widukind, Willekind hypocorism
Germanic_name
fl.675–709 r.704-709 Eaffa Bassa Offa King of Mercia ?-796 r.757–796 Cynethryth ?-aft.798 Beornred King of Mercia r.757 Ealhmund King of Kent c.750–784
List_of_monarchs_of_Mercia
and Coenwulf; restored before 798; granted by Archbishop Æthelheard to Cynethryth, an abbess; site now occupied by parochial church Donnington Friary ^
List of monastic houses in England
List_of_monastic_houses_in_England
8th-century king and saint
and buried. While the Passio S. Æthelberhti implies that Offa's queen, Cynethryth, was complicit in the murder, she becomes the focus of the plot in later
Æthelberht_II_of_East_Anglia
Major battle between Offa of Mercia and Cynewulf of Wessex
between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the abbess of Cookham Abbey (named Cynethryth, probably the widow of Offa): Offa had taken the abbey and its lands,
Battle_of_Bensington
Archbishop of Canterbury from 959 to 988, Christian saint
earliest biographer, known only as 'B', his parents were called Heorstan and Cynethryth and they lived near Glastonbury. B states that Dunstan was "oritur" in
Dunstan
9th-century Queen of Wessex
314. ISBN 978-0-14-044409-4. King, Vanessa (2025). "Kinship and Power: Cynethryth and Æthelswith, Queens of Mercia". Early Medieval England and its Neighbours
Wulfthryth_of_Wessex
fifth-century namesake, is called Quendrida, a somewhat flawed Latin rendering of Cynethryth, the actual name of Offa's wife. The author, moreover, etymologised the
Modthryth
Worcester 1258 291 A.D. 798 (Clofesho) Æthelheard, archbishop of Canterbury Cynethryth, abbess Grant of the minsters at Cookham, Berkshire, and at Pectanege
List_of_Anglo-Saxon_charters
British documentary series about UK archaeology
Dewdney, later in the tent Andy Greef) Anglo-Saxon monastic settlement of Cynethryth in Cookham (director of the excavation Gabor Thomas) Recovery of the timber
Digging_for_Britain
legend has a number of historical inconsistencies. Offa's wife was called Cynethryth not Botilda and the name is not mentioned in any charter or by any chronicler
Saint_Fremund
Overview of the events of early medieval England
the kingdom of Mercia saw the issue of coins bearing the likeness of Cynethryth, the wife of King Offa of Mercia. She is the only Anglo-Saxon queen consort
Women_in_Anglo-Saxon_society
Coin in Anglo-Saxon England
England, coins were also struck at Canterbury in the name of the queen, Cynethryth, from dies produced by the same talented individual responsible for the
History of the English penny (c. 600 – 1066)
History_of_the_English_penny_(c._600_–_1066)
agreement of exchange of lands between the archbishop and the Abbess Cynethryth. The fifth Council of Clovesho was one of the most remarkable of the series
Councils_of_Clovesho
Canterbury 946–955 c. 920, near Glastonbury Son of Thegn Heorstan and Cynethryth 19 May 988 Treasurer, Chancellor Eadred (946–955) No informal holder;
List of English chief ministers
List_of_English_chief_ministers
announced the discovery of a monastery dated back to the reign of Queen Cynethryth in the grounds of Holy Trinity Church in the village of Cookham in Berkshire
Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England
Archaeology_of_Anglo-Saxon_England
Iron Age hillfort near Hereford, England
Cirencester's account of the murder, which cannot be substantiated, Offa's queen Cynethryth poisoned her husband's mind until he agreed to have his guest killed.
Sutton_Walls_Hill_Fort
13th-century literary history
Tale"). Portions of the text, especially those dealing with Quendrida (Cynethryth), are translated in: Fulk, Robert D. "The Name of Offa's Queen: Beowulf
Vitae_duorum_Offarum
and Coenwulf; restored before 798; granted by Archbishop Æthelheard to Cynethryth, an abbess; site now occupied by parochial church 51°33′40″N 0°42′27″W
List of monastic houses in Berkshire
List_of_monastic_houses_in_Berkshire
by Emperor Heraclius. 20 A monastery dated back to the reign of Queen Cynethryth is unearthed in the grounds of Holy Trinity Church in Cookham, Berkshire
2021_in_archaeology
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