Seaxburh of Wessex
| Seaxburh | |
|---|---|
Cædwalla) | |
| Queen regnant of Wessex | |
| Reign | c. 672 – c. 674 |
| Predecessor | Cenwalh |
| Successor | Æscwine |
| Died | c. 674 |
| Spouse | Cenwalh |
Seaxburh (Anglo-Saxon England, and she was the only woman to appear in a regnal list.[4] She may have ruled for over a year, as the next reign is entered in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 674.
However,
Penda. It has been suggested that Bede deliberately omitted mention of Seaxburh because he viewed her marriage to Cenwalh, and therefore her right to the throne, as illegitimate.[6]
Seaxburh was succeeded in about 674 by Æscwine, a descendant of Cenwalh's great-uncle Ceolwulf of Wessex.[7]
See also
- House of Wessex family tree
Notes
- OCLC 14975347.
- ISBN 9780615168173.
- ^ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Parker Manuscript. line 672.
Her forþferde Cenwalh ⁊ Seaxburg an gear ricsode his cuen æfter him
- ^ . Retrieved 8 May 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required)
- ISBN 9781852640477.
- ^ Foerster, Anne (2018). "Female Rulership: The Case of Seaxburh, Queen of Wessex". Hypotheses.org. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- . Retrieved 8 May 2023.