Cartimandua
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Cartimandua or Cartismandua (reigned ) was a 1st-century queen of the Brigantes, a Romano-British people living in what is now northern England. She is known through the writings of Roman historian Tacitus.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Cartimandua
- Royalty.title
- Queen of the Brigantes
- Royalty.image
- File:Cartimandua.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- "Caractacus, King of the Silures, deliver'd up to Ostorius, the Roman General, by Cartismandua, Queen of the Brigantes." – print by F. Bartolozzi, British Museum
- Royalty.succession
- Queen of the Brigantes
- Royalty.reign
- before AD 51 – AD 69
- Royalty.regent
- Venutius (until divorce)Vellocatus (from remarriage)
- Royalty.reg type
- Co-ruler
- Royalty.successor
- Venutius
- Royalty.native_lang1
- Brythonic
- Royalty.spouse
- Venutius (divorced)Vellocatus
- Royalty.birth_date
- c. 1st century AD
- Royalty.death_date
- after AD 69
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Roman Britain
- Place of death
- Great Britain
- Spouse
- Vellocatus
- Occupation
- queen
- Position held
- queen regnant
- Noble title
- queen regnant
- Image
- Cartimandua.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- date of death
- 0069-01-01
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- date of birth
- 0050-00-00
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Betrayal of Caratacus
- Venutius divorce and conflict
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Cartimandua or Cartismandua (reigned ) was a 1st-century queen of the Brigantes, a Romano-British people living in what is now northern England. She is known through the writings of Roman historian Tacitus.
She came to power during the time period that Rome was campaigning against Britain. She was widely influential during her reign. As ruler of the Brigantes, she united various British tribes that eventually surrendered their loyalty to Rome.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cartimandua” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.