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Centwine of Wessex

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King of Wessex c. 676–686

Centwine
King of Wessex
Reign	676–686
Predecessor	Æscwine
Successor	Cædwalla

Died	After 686
Issue	Edburga, Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet
House	Wessex
Father	Cynegils?

Centwine (died after 685) wasKing of Wessex from c. 676 to 685 or 686, although he was perhaps not the only king of theWest Saxons at the time.

TheAnglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that Centwine became king c. 676, succeedingÆscwine.Bede states that after the death of KingCenwalh: "his under-rulers took upon them the kingdom of the people, and dividing it among themselves, held it ten years".^[1] Bede's dismissal of Æscwine and Centwine as merely sub-kings may represent the views of the supporters of the KingIne, whose family ruled Wessex in Bede's time.^[2] However, if the West Saxon kingdom did fragment following Cenwalh's death, it appears that it was reunited during Centwine's reign.^[3]

An entry under 682 in theAnglo-Saxon Chronicle records that "Centwine drove the Britons to the sea". This is the only event recorded in his reign. TheCarmina Ecclesiastica ofAldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne (died 709), written a generation after Centwine's reign, records that he won three great battles. In addition, it states that he was apagan for part of his reign, adoptingChristianity and becoming a patron of the church.^[4] TheChronicle's version of his ancestry makes Centwine a son of KingCynegils, and thus a brother of King Cenwalh and maybe ofCwichelm, King of theGewisse, but Aldhelm does not record any such relationship.^[5]

Chapter 40 ofEddius Stephanus'sLife of Wilfrid records that Centwine was married to a sister of QueenEormenburg, second wife of KingEcgfrith of Northumbria. Her name is not reliably recorded, and the suggestion that she is to be identified with Dunna, Abbess ofWithington, is broadly rejected. Their daughterBugga was certainly anun when Aldhelm dedicated verses to her, and was probably an Abbess.^[6]

Centwine is reported to have abdicated and become amonk. Aldhelm writes that he "gave up riches and the reins of government and left his own kingdom in the name of Christ".^[7] The date of his death is unknown. He was succeeded byCaedwalla.

References

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^Bede,Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Book IV, chapter 12.
^Kirby, D.P.,The Earliest English Kings, pp. 52–53.
^Yorke, Barbara,Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England, pp. 145–146.
^Miller, Sean."Anglo-Saxons.net". Retrieved10 February 2007.
^Kirby, p. 53.
^Bugga 1 atProsopography of Anglo-Saxon England. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
^Centwine 1 atProsopography of Anglo-Saxon England. Retrieved 2007-02-10

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Centwine 1 atProsopography of Anglo-Saxon England

Regnal titles

Preceded by

Æscwine

King of Wessex
676–685/686

Succeeded by

Caedwalla

v t e Monarchs of Wessex
House of Wessex
Cerdic Cynric Ceawlin Ceol Ceolwulf Cynegils Cwichelm Cenwalh Seaxburh Cenfus(disputed) Æscwine Centwine Cædwalla Ine Æthelheard Cuthred Sigeberht Cynewulf Beorhtric Ecgberht Æthelwulf Æthelbald Æthelberht Æthelred I Alfred the Great (until c. 886)

v t e Saints of Anglo-Saxon England
British / Welsh	Aldate of Oxford Barloc of Norbury Brannoc of Braunton Branwalator of Milton Credan of Evesham Congar of Congresbury Dachuna of Bodmin Decuman of Watchet Elfin of Warrington Ivo of Ramsey Judoc of Winchester Melorius of Amesbury Nectan of Hartland Neot of Cornwall Patrick of Glastonbury Rumon of Tavistock Samson of Dol Sativola of Exeter
East Anglian	Æthelberht of East Anglia Æthelburh of Faremoutiers Æthelflæd of Ramsey Æthelthryth of Ely Æthelwine of Lindsey Athwulf of Thorney Blida of Martham Botwulf of Thorney Cissa of Crowland Cuthbald of Peterborough Eadmund of East Anglia Eadnoth of Ramsey Guthlac of Crowland Herefrith of Thorney Hiurmine of Blythburgh Huna of Thorney Pega of Peakirk Seaxburh of Ely Sigeberht of East Anglia Tancred of Thorney Torthred of Thorney Tova of Thorney Walstan of Bawburgh Wendreda Wihtburh of Ely Wulfric of Holme
East Saxon	Æthelburh of Barking Earconwald of London Hildelith of Barking Osgyth Sæbbi of London
Frisian, Frankish and Old Saxon	Balthild of Romsey Bertha of Kent Felix of Dommoc Helier of Jersey Grimbald of St Bertin Monegunda of Watton Odwulf of Evesham Wulfram of Grantham
Irish and Scottish	Aidan of Lindisfarne Boisil of Melrose Echa of Crayke Ultan the Scribe Indract of Glastonbury Maildub of Malmesbury
Kentish	Æbbe of Thanet (Domne Eafe) Æthelberht of Kent Æthelburh of Kent Æthelred of Kent Albinus of Canterbury Berhtwald of Canterbury Deusdedit of Canterbury Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet Eanswith of Folkestone Eormengyth of Thanet Mildrith of Thanet Nothhelm of Canterbury Sigeburh of Thanet
Mercian	Ælfnoth of Stowe Ælfthryth of Crowland Æthelberht of Bedford Æthelmod of Leominster Æthelred of Mercia Æthelwynn of Sodbury Aldwyn of Coln Beonna of Breedon Beorhthelm of Stafford Coenwulf of Mercia Cotta of Breedon Credan of Evesham Cyneburh of Castor Cyneburh of Gloucester Cynehelm of Winchcombe Cyneswith of Peterborough Eadburh of Bicester Eadburh of Pershore Eadburh of Southwell Eadgyth of Aylesbury Eadweard of Maugersbury Ealdgyth of Stortford Egwin of Evesham Freomund of Mercia Frithuric of Breedon Frithuswith of Oxford Frithuwold of Chertsey Hæmma of Leominster Merefin Mildburh of Wenlock Mildgyth Mildrith of Thanet Milred of Worcester Oda of Canterbury Oswald of Worcester Osburh of Coventry Regenhere of Northampton Rumbold of Buckingham Tibba of Ryhall Werburgh of Chester Wærstan Wigstan of Repton Wulfhild of Barking
Northumbrian	Acca of Hexham Æbbe "the Elder" of Coldingham Æbbe "the Younger" of Coldingham Ælfflæd of Whitby Ælfwald of Northumbria Æthelburh of Hackness Æthelgyth of Coldingham Æthelsige of Ripon Æthelwold of Farne Æthelwold of Lindisfarne Alchhild of Middleham Alchmund of Hexham Alkmund of Derby Balthere of Tyningham Beda of Jarrow Bega of Copeland Benedict Biscop Bercthun of Beverley Billfrith of Lindisfarne Bosa of York Botwine of Ripon Ceadda of Lichfield Cedd of Lichfield Ceolfrith of Monkwearmouth Ceolwulf of Northumbria Cuthbert of Durham Dryhthelm of Melrose Eadberht of Lindisfarne Eadfrith of Leominster Eadfrith of Lindisfarne Eadwine of Northumbria Ealdberht of Ripon Eanmund Eardwulf of Northumbria Eata of Hexham Ecgberht of Ripon Eoda Eosterwine of Monkwearmouth Hilda of Whitby Hyglac Iwig of Wilton John of Beverley Osana of Howden Osthryth of Bardney Oswald of Northumbria Oswine of Northumbria Sicgred of Ripon Sigfrith of Monkwearmouth Tatberht of Ripon Wihtberht of Ripon Wilfrith of Hexham Wilfrith II Wilgils of Ripon
Roman	Augustine of Canterbury Firmin of North Crawley Birinus of Dorchester Florentius of Peterborough Hadrian of Canterbury Honorius of Canterbury James the Deacon Justus of Canterbury Laurence of Canterbury Mellitus of Canterbury Paulinus of York Peter of Canterbury Theodore of Canterbury
South Saxon	Cuthflæd of Lyminster Cuthmann of Steyning Lewina of Bishopstone
West Saxon	Ælfgar of Selwood Ælfgifu of Exeter Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury Ælfheah of Canterbury Ælfheah of Winchester Æthelflæd of Romsey Æthelgar of Canterbury Æthelnoth of Canterbury Æthelwine of Athelney Æthelwold of Winchester Aldhelm of Sherborne Benignus of Glastonbury Beocca of Chertsey Beorhthelm of Shaftesbury Beornstan of Winchester Beornwald of Bampton Centwine of Wessex Cuthburh of Wimborn Cwenburh of Wimborne Dunstan of Canterbury Eadburh of Winchester Eadgar of England Eadgyth of Polesworth Eadgyth of Wilton Eadweard the Confessor Eadweard the Martyr Eadwold of Cerne Earmund of Stoke Fleming Edor of Chertsey Evorhilda Frithestan of Winchester Hædde of Winchester Heahmund of Sherborne Humbert of Stokenham Hwita of Whitchurch Canonicorum Mærwynn of Romsey Margaret of Dunfermline Swithhun of Winchester Wulfsige of Sherborne Wulfthryth of Wilton
Unclear origin	Arilda of Oldbury Juthwara of Sherbourne Rumbold of Mechlin Urith of Chittlehampton

Rulers ofmedieval England

Territories/dates^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]	Northumbria		Mercia	Wessex	Sussex	Kent	Essex	East Anglia
450–600	Sub-Roman Britain
450–600	Kingdom of Bernicia Esa EoppaIda Glappa Adda Æthelric Theodric Frithuwald Hussa	Kingdom of Deira Ælla Æthelric	Kingdom of Mercia Icel Cnebba CynewaldCreoda Pybba Cearl Penda Eowa Peada	Kingdom of theGewisse Cerdic Cynric Ceawlin Ceol Ceolwulf Cynegils Cwichelm Cenwalh	Kingdom of the South Saxons Ælle Cissa Æthelwealh	Kingdom of the Kentish Hengest Horsa OiscOcta Eormenric Æðelberht I Eadbald Eorcenberht Eormenred Ecgberht I Hlothhere	Kingdom of the East Saxons Æscwine Sledd Sæberht Sexred Sæward Sigeberht the Little Sigeberht the Good Swithhelm Sighere Sæbbi Sigeheard Swæfred Offa Saelred Swæfberht Swithred Sigeric Sigered	Kingdom of the East Angles Wehha Wuffa Tytila Rædwald Eorpwald Ricberht Sigeberht Ecgric Anna Æthelhere Æthelwold Ealdwulf Ælfwald Beonna Alberht Æthelred I Æthelberht II
600–616	Æthelfrith
616–632	Edwin
632–634	Eanfrith	Osric
633–644	Oswald Oswiu
645–648	Oswiu	Oswine		Penda
648–651		Oswine		Cenwalh SeaxburhCenfus of WessexÆscwineCentwine Kingdom of the West Saxons Cædwalla Ine Æthelheard Cuthred Sigeberht Cynewulf Beorhtric Ecgberht
651–654		Œthelwald
655–658	Kingdom of Northumbria Oswiu Ecgfrith Aldfrith Eadwulf I Osred I Coenred Osric Ceolwulf Eadberht Oswulf Æthelwald Moll Alhred Æthelred I Ælfwald I Osred II Æthelred I Osbald Eardwulf Ælfwald II Eardwulf Eanred Æthelred II Rædwulf Æthelred II Osberht Ælla Osberht		Oswiu
658–685			Wulfhere Æthelred I Cœnred CeolredCeolwaldÆthelbald Beornred Offa Ecgfrith Coenwulf Kenelm Ceolwulf I Beornwulf Ludeca Wiglaf
685–686					Eadric
686–771					Ecgwald Berthun Andhun Nothhelm Watt Bryni Osric Æthelstan Æthelbert	Mul Swæfheard Swæfberht Oswine Wihtred Alric Eadbert I Æðelbert II Eardwulf Eadberht II Sigered Eanmund Heabert Ecgbert II Ealhmund
771–785					Offa
785–794					Offa
794–796					Offa			Offa
796–800					Eadberht III Præn Cuthred			Eadwald
800–807					Eadberht III Præn Cuthred			Coenwulf Ceolwulf I Beornwulf
807–823					Coenwulf Ceolwulf I Beornwulf
823–825				Ecgberht
825–826							Ecgberht
826–829							Ecgberht	Æthelstan Æthelweard Edmund Oswald Æthelred II Guthrum Eohric Æthelwold Guthrum II
829–830			Ecgberht				Sigeric II
830–837			Wiglaf Wigmund Wigstan Ælfflæd Beorhtwulf Burgred Ceolwulf II Æthelred Æthelflæd Ælfwynn				Sigeric II
837–839				Ecgberht Æthelwulf Æthelbald Æthelberht Æthelred I Alfred the Great
867–872	Northern Northumbria Ecgberht I	Southern Northumbria Military conquest by theGreat Heathen Army
872–875	Ricsige
875–886	Ecgberht Eadwulf II	Halfdan Ragnarsson Guthred Siefredus Cnut Æthelwold Eowils and Halfdan
886–910	Ecgberht Eadwulf II			Kingdom of England Alfred the Great Edward the Elder
910–918	Eadwulf II Ealdred I			Kingdom of England Alfred the Great Edward the Elder
918–927	Ealdred I Adulf mcEtulfe	Ragnall ua Ímair Sitric Cáech Gofraid ua Ímair	Edward the Elder Æthelstan
927–934	Ealdred I Adulf mcEtulfe	Æthelstan
934–939	Æthelstan
939–944	Olaf Guthfrithson Amlaíb Cuarán Sitric II Ragnall Guthfrithson		Edmund I
944–946	Edmund I
947–954	Osulf I	Eric Bloodaxe Amlaíb Cuarán Eric Bloodaxe	Eadred
955–1013	Eadwig Edgar Edward the Martyr Æthelred the Unready
1013–1014	House of Knýtlinga Sweyn Forkbeard
1014–1016	House of Wessex Æthelred the Unready Edmund Ironside
1016–1042	House of Knýtlinga Cnut Harold Harefoot Harthacnut
1042–1066	House of Wessex Edward the Confessor
1066	House of Godwin Harold Godwinson
1066–1135	House of Normandy William I William II Henry I
1135–1154	House of Blois Stephen
1154–1399	House of Plantagenet Henry II Richard I John Henry III Edward I Edward II Edward III Richard II
1399–1461	House of Lancaster Henry IV Henry V Henry VI
1461–1470	House of York Edward IV
1470–1471	House of Lancaster Henry VI
1471–1485	House of York Edward IV Edward V Richard III
1485–1603	Tudor period
Rulers of medieval Wales
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