Æthelburg of Wessex
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This article is about Æthelburg of Wessex. For the wife of Edwin of Northumbria, who founded the Lyminge monastery in Kent, see Æthelburh of Kent.
Æthelburg (also Æthelburh or Ethelburga) (ca. 673–740) was Queen of Wessex by marriage to King Ine of Wessex. Perhaps most famed for her act in 722, when she destroyed the stronghold of Taunton (which had been built by Ine) in an attempt to find the rebel Ealdbert.[1]
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Æthelburg | |
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Queen consort of Wessex | |
Tenure | c. 688–726 |
Born | c. 673 |
Died | c. 740 (aged 66–67) |
Spouse | Ine of Wessex |
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