Cuthred 7 (Male) King of the West Saxons, 740-756
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Factoid List

Recorded Name (30)

Cudredus (2)

 S257   
 ASC  753 F(Lat.)

Cuthred (6)

 S241   
 S242   
 S256   
 S255   
 ASC  740 F(OE)
 Æthelweard.Chron  ii.16

Cuthredus (5)

 Annals.ContBedae  574.750
 S258   
 S259   
 S499   
 Æthelweard.Chron  ii.Cap.

Cutredus (1)

 ASC  740 F(Lat.)

Cuðred (6)

 ASC  740 E
 ASC  <743> B, 743 CE
 ASC  750 CDE
 ASC  <752> BD
 ASC  753 CDE
 ASC  754 C, 753 F(OE)

Cuþred (7)

 ASC  750 AG, <750> B
 ASC  753 AG, <753> B
 ASC  754 ADEG, <754> B
 ASC  <740> B, 740 CD, 741 G
 ASC  743 G
 ASC  Pref. AG
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 14r.3.v

Cuþræd (2)

 ASC  741 A
 ASC  743 AD

[Cuþ]red (1)

 ASC  752 ACEG

Personal Information (1)

psychological (1)

 Æthelweard.Chron  ii.16 (as he was accustomed to satisfy the force of his ferocity)

Office (20)

King (19)

 Annals.ContBedae  574.750 (King of the West Saxons)
 S242   
 S256    (king of the Gewisse)
 S257    (king of West Saxons)
 S258   
 S259   
 ASC  741 AG, <740> B, 740 CDE
 ASC  Pref. AG
 ASC  741 AG, <740> B, 740 CDEF(OE and Lat.)
 ASC  743 DE (King of the West Saxons)
 ASC  750 ACDEG, <750> B (King of the West Saxons)
 ASC  752 ACDEG, <752> B
 ASC  752 DE (King of the West Saxons)
 ASC  753 DE (King of the West Saxons)
 ASC  Pref. AG
 Æthelweard.Chron  ii.Cap.
 Æthelweard.Chron  ii.16
 NewMinster.LiberVitae  Fol 14r.3.v (King of the West Saxons)
 NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  35

Regulus (1)

 S241   

Personal Relationship (11)

Cuthred 7 Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)

 of Æthelheard 6: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  35

Cuthred 7 Descendant (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)

 of Cerdic 1: ASC  Pref. AG

~ Kinsman (Generic kinship) of Cuthred 7 (1)

 Sigeberht 4: of Cuthred 7: ASC  754 DE

Cuthred 7 Predecessor (General relationship) of ~ (1)

 of Cnut 3: S966   

Cuthred 7 Successor (General relationship) of ~ (4)

 of Æthelheard 6: ASC  741 AG, <740> B, 740 CDEF(OE and Lat.)
 of Æthelheard 6: ASC  Pref. AG
 of Æthelheard 6: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.232.2
 of Æthelheard 6: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  35

~ Successor (General relationship) of Cuthred 7 (3)

 Sigeberht 4: of Cuthred 7: ASC  Pref. AG
 Sigeberht 4: of Cuthred 7: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.234
 Sigeberht 4: of Cuthred 7: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  42

Event (35)

Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of king (4)

 Cuthred 7.accession to [kingdom]: The Cuthred 7 acceded to [the kingdom]: ASC  Pref. AG (740)
 Cuthred 7.accession to kingdom of West Saxons: Cuthred 7 acceded to the kingdom of the West Saxons.: ASC  741 AG, <740> B, 740 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (740)
 Cuthred 7.death: In 755 Cuthred 7, king of West Saxons, died, and Sigeberht 4 received the sceptre of his kingdom.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  42 (755)
 Cuthred 7.succeeding kingdom of Wessex: When king Æthelheard 6 died in 739, his brother Cuthred 7 was made king of the West Saxons in his place.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  35 (739)

Battle (6)

 Cuthred 7.fighting against Britons (Anonymi 816): Cuthred 7 took up arms against the Britons (Anonymi 816).: Æthelweard.Chron  ii.16 (753)
 Cuthred 7.fighting against the Walas (Anonymi 816): Here Cuthred 7 fought against the Walas (Anonymi 816).: ASC  753 ACDEG, <753> B (753)
 Cuthred 7.fighting against Æthelbald 4: [Cuthred 7] fought resolutely against Æthelbald 4.: ASC  741 AG, <740> B, 740 CDEF(OE) (740)
 Cuthred 7.fighting against Æthelbald 4 æt Beorgforda: Cuthred 7 took up arms against Æthelbald 4 in a place called Beorgford.: Æthelweard.Chron  ii.16 (752)
 Cuthred 7.fighting against Æthelhun 3: Cuthred 7 began war against Æthelhun 3 because of some ill-will in state affairs.: Æthelweard.Chron  ii.16 (750)
 Æthelbald 4-Cuthred 7.fighting against Walas (Anonymi 815): Here Æthelbald 4 and Cuthred 7 fought against the Walas (Anonymi 815).: ASC  743 ACDEG, <743> B (743)

Charter-witnessing (7)

 S242 - Ine 1 granting land to Winchester: Ine 1, king, to the church of SS Peter and Paul, Winchester; restitution of 40 hides (mansae) at Alresford, Hants., previously granted by King Cenwealh 2: S242    (705 x 726)
 S255 - Æthelheard 6 granting land to Forthhere 3: Æthelheard 6, king, to Forthhere 3, bishop; grant of 20 hides (cassati) at Crediton, Devon: S255    (739)
 S256 - Cuthred 7 granting land to Aldhelm 3: Cuthred 7, king of the Gewisse, to Aldhelm 3, abbot, and Malmesbury 1 Abbey; grant of 10 hides (mansiones) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts: S256    (745)
 S257 - Cuthred 7 confirming grants made to Glastonbury 1: Cuthred 7, king of West Saxons, to Glastonbury 1 Abbey; confirmation of grants made by previous kings (Centwine 1, Baldred 1, Cædwalla 1, Ine 1, Æthelheard 4, and Æthelbald 4) to Glastonbury: S257    (745)
 S258 - Cuthred 7 granting land to Winchester: Cuthred 7, king, to the church of SS Peter and Paul, Winchester; grant of 10 hides (familiae) at Clere (Highclere, Hants.): S258    (749)
 S259 - Cuthred 7 granting land to Winchester: Cuthred 7, king, to the church of SS Peter and Paul, Winchester; grant of 7 hides (familiae), consisting of 5 hides (mansae) at Thruhham (now Park Farm, Beaulieu), 1 at Eppelhyrste (lost, near Brockenhurst) and 1 at Hwitanleage (Whitley, near Brockenhurst), Hants: S259    (749)
 S499 - Edmund 14 granting land to Dunstan 1 & Glastonbury, St Mary’s: King Edmund 14 to the church of Glastonbury, St Mary's, and to Abbot Dunstan 1; grant and confirmation of privileges: S499    (944)

Confirmation of land/privileges (3)

 Cuthred 7.S257 confirmation of the lands of Glastonbury 1: Cuthred 7, king of the West Saxons, to the church at Glastonbury 1; confirmation of the grants of previous kings (Centwine 1, Baldred 1, Cædwalla 1, Ine 1, Æthelheard 4, and Æthelbald 4): S257    (744)
 S499 - Edmund 14 granting land to Dunstan 1 & Glastonbury, St Mary’s: King Edmund 14 to the church of Glastonbury, St Mary's, and to Abbot Dunstan 1; grant and confirmation of privileges: S499    (944)
 Various.S966 granting privileges to Glastonbury, St Mary's 1: Many of King Cnut 3's predecessors granted and confirmed the privileges of Glastonbury, St Mary's 1.: S966   

Death/dying (1)

 Cuthred 7.death: In 755 Cuthred 7, king of West Saxons, died, and Sigeberht 4 received the sceptre of his kingdom.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  42 (755)

Flight (1)

 Cuthred 7.putting of Æthelbald 4 to flight: [Cuthred 7] put Æthelbald 4 to flight.: ASC (DEF)  752 DE (752)

Grant and Gift (7)

 Cuthred 7.grant of land to Malmesbury 1: Cuthred 7, king of the Gewisse, to Aldhelm, abbot ( reference either to the already deceased Aldhelm 3, or to Aldhelm 5), and Malmesbury 1 Abbey, with the consent of bishop Daniel 1; grant of 10 hides (mansiones) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.232.3-233 (745)
 Cuthred 7.grant of land to Malmesbury 1 S256: Cuthred 7, king of the Gewisse, to Aldhelm, abbot ( reference either to the already deceased Aldhelm 3, or to Aldhelm 5), and Malmesbury 1 Abbey; grant of 10 hides (mansiones) at Wootton Bassett, Wilts.: S256    (754)
 Cuthred 7.granting land to Tunberht 2: Cuthred 7, king of Wessex, to Tunberht 2, abbot; grant of 3 hides at Ure. : S1678    (745)
 Cuthred 7.granting land to to Winchester, SS Peter and Paul 1 S258: Cuthred 7, king, to the church of Winchester, SS Peter and Paul 1; grant of 10 hides (familiae) at Clere (Highclere, Hants.): S258    (749)
 Ine 1-Æthelred 2-Cuthred 7.granting land to Hæha 1 & Ceolswith 1 S241: Cuthred 7, regulus, Æthelred 2, rex, and Ine 1, rex Saxonum, to Hæha 1 & Ceolswith 1; grant of 30 cassati to the east of the River Thames: S241   
 S499 - Edmund 14 granting land to Dunstan 1 & Glastonbury, St Mary’s: King Edmund 14 to the church of Glastonbury, St Mary's, and to Abbot Dunstan 1; grant and confirmation of privileges: S499    (944)
 Various.S966 granting privileges to Glastonbury, St Mary's 1: Many of King Cnut 3's predecessors granted and confirmed the privileges of Glastonbury, St Mary's 1.: S966   

Kingdom - accession to (2)

 Cuthred 7.accession to [kingdom]: The Cuthred 7 acceded to [the kingdom]: ASC  Pref. AG (740)
 Cuthred 7.accession to kingdom of West Saxons: Cuthred 7 acceded to the kingdom of the West Saxons.: ASC  741 AG, <740> B, 740 CDEF(OE and Lat.) (740)

Rebellion/sedition (2)

 Cuthred 7.rebellion against Æthelbald 4: In 750 Cuthred 7, king of the West Saxons, rose against Æthelbald 4, king of the Mercians.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  41 (750)
 Cuthred 7.rebellion against Æthelbald 4 and Angus 1: Cuthred 7 rose up against Æthelbald 4 and Angus 1.: Annals.ContBedae  574.750 (750)

War (3)

 Cuthred 7.fighting against Britons (Anonymi 816): Cuthred 7 took up arms against the Britons (Anonymi 816).: Æthelweard.Chron  ii.16 (753)
 Cuthred 7.fighting against Æthelbald 4 æt Beorgforda: Cuthred 7 took up arms against Æthelbald 4 in a place called Beorgford.: Æthelweard.Chron  ii.16 (752)
 Cuthred 7.fighting against Æthelhun 3: Cuthred 7 began war against Æthelhun 3 because of some ill-will in state affairs.: Æthelweard.Chron  ii.16 (750)