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.
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- Royalty.name
- Cynethryth
- Royalty.title
- Queen consort of Mercia
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- 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.
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- after 798
- Royalty.spouse
- Offa of Mercia
- Royalty.issue
- Ecgfrith, King of Mercia Eadburh, Queen of WessexÆlfflæd, Queen of NorthumbriaÆthelburhÆthelswith
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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
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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 === thumb|Penny of Cynethryth, wife of king Offa (1.29 g)
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