Engyth (fl. 7th c.)

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Engyth (fl. 7th c.)

English queen and abbess. Name variations: Eangyth of Wessex; flourished in the early 7th century; m. Kenwyn or Centwine, king of Wessex (r. 676–685, died 685); children: Edburga (d. 751).

Queen of Wessex, was also an abbess; with daughter, corresponded with St. Boniface.