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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 Anglo-Saxon queen consort in whose name coinage was definitely issued. Biography. Origins. Penny of Cynethryth, wife of king Offa (1.29 g) Nothing certain is known of Cynethryth's origins.
May 28, 2015 · Cynethryth’s name first appears in her husband’s charters after the birth of her son Ecgfrith c. 770. She was a frequent witness to the charters and appears as “queen of the Mercians” in some of them. Most significantly, there were coins struck in her name. She is one of the few women to have coins issued in her name in the early ...
Dec 3, 2018 · Cwenthryth of Mercia (also given as Cwoenthryth, 9th century CE) was the daughter of King Coenwulf (r. 796-821 CE). Little is known of her actual life but she later became infamous in the 12th century CE through the legend of St. Kenelm as the scheming sister who arranges her brother Kenelm's death.
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Laura York , Riverside, California. Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Cynethryth (fl. 736–796)Queen of Mercia. Flourished 8th century; married Offa II, king of Mercia, around 756; children: at least three, including Eadburgh (c. 773–after 802) and possibly Etheldreda (d. around 840).
Cwenthryth (fl. 811-c.827) was a daughter of King Coenwul of Mercia. [1] In 811 she witnessed a charter of her father as filia regis (king's daughter). [2] She was abbess of Winchcombe Minster, Reculver and Minster in Thanet, which she inherited from her father. She also inherited a dispute with Wulfred, Archbishop of Canterbury, over control ...
Nov 17, 2021 · The tale of the “wicked queen Eadburh” is an illuminating example of the kind of “smear campaign” that Cynethryth appears to have been subjected to, and how the villainy of Mercian queens may be simply a matter of perspective. Eadburh was the daughter of Offa (and presumably Cynethryth, although the mother’s name is not mentioned) who ...
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Ecgfrith was king of Mercia from 29 July to December 796. He was the son of Offa, one of the most powerful kings of Mercia, and Cynethryth, his wife. [1] In 787, Ecgfrith was consecrated king, the first known consecration of an English king, probably arranged by Offa in imitation of the consecration of Charlemagne 's sons by the pope in 781.
