Cynethryth
Sign in to saveCynethryth (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.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Cynethryth
- Royalty.title
- Queen consort of Mercia
- Royalty.image
- File:Cynethryth penny obverse.png
- Royalty.caption
- Portrait penny of Cynethryth, minted by Eoba at Canterbury. Cynethryth is the only Anglo-Saxon queen known to have had coins issued in her name and these are unique in Western Europe of the period. Coin held by the British Museum.
- Royalty.death_date
- after 798
- Royalty.spouse
- Offa of Mercia
- Royalty.issue
- Ecgfrith, King of Mercia Eadburh, Queen of WessexÆlfflæd, Queen of NorthumbriaÆthelburhÆthelswith
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Spouse
- Offa of Mercia
- Occupation
- nun
- Position held
- abbess
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Noble title
- queen
- Image
- Cynethryth penny obverse.png
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- date of birth
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Origins
- Queen of the Mercians
- Allegations regarding the death of St Æthelberht of East Anglia
- Later entry into religious order
- Family
- Recent discoveries
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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 === thumb|Penny of Cynethryth, wife of king Offa (1.29 g)
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