Eadburh
Eadburh
Eadburh, also spelled Eadburg, 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 begging in the streets of Pavia.
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Female
Date of Birth
January 1st, 0701
Age
1323
Date of Death
November 30th, 0739
Died Aged
38
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Offa of Mercia
Father
Ecgfrith of Mercia
Brother
Ælfthryth of Crowland
Sister
Ælfflæd of Mercia
Sister
Cynethryth
Mother
Beorhtric
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