Eadburh

Also known as Eadburg, Eadburh of Mercia

Eadburh (), also spelled 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 Life of Alfred the Great she killed her husband by poison while attempting to poison another. She fled to Francia, where she is said to have been offered the chance of marrying Charlemagne, but ruined the opportunity. Instead she was appointed as the abbess of a convent. Here she is said to have fornicated with an English exile. As a result, she was eventually expelled from the monastery and ended her days beg

Key facts

Royalty.consort: yes
Royalty.name: Eadburh
Royalty.succession: Queen consort of Wessex
Royalty.reign: 789–802
Royalty.spouse: Beorhtric of Wessex
Royalty.father: Offa of Mercia
Royalty.mother: Cynethryth
Royalty.house: Iclingas

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: Kingdom of Mercia
Spouse: Beorhtric
Father: Offa of Mercia
Mother: Cynethryth
Sibling: Ecgfrith of Mercia
Occupation: abbess
Position held: queen consort
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Catholic Church
Family: Iclingas
Noble title: queen

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date of birth: 0701-01-01
date of death: 0801-01-01
name in native language: Eadburh
start of work period: 0789-00-00
end of work period: 0802-00-00

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Exile
Aftermath and legacy
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==Family== Eadburh was the daughter of King Offa and Queen Cynethryth. She was one of five children, four of them girls; they all witnessed a charter in 787.

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