Cuthred

Role: king of the West-Saxons · First appears: A.D. 722–760

Life events

740 · Ethelhard died, and his relative Cuthred succeeded to the West-Saxon kingdom.(A.D. 722–760)
- With: Ethelhard
- “This year died King Ethelhard; and Cuthred, his relative, succeeded to the West-Saxon kingdom”
750 · Cuthred fought with the chief Ethelhun.(A.D. 722–760)
- With: Ethelhun
- “This year Cuthred, king of the West-Saxons, fought with the proud chief Ethelhun.”
750 · Cuthred fought Ethelbald at Burford and put him to flight.(A.D. 722–760 · 📍 Burford)
- With: Ethelbald
- “Cuthred, king of the West-Saxons, fought at Burford with Ethelbald, king of the Mercians, and put him to flight.”
754 · Cuthred died, and his relative Sebright succeeded to the kingdom.(A.D. 722–760)
- With: Sebright
- “This year died Cuthred, king of the West-Saxons; and Sebright, his relative, succeeded to the kingdom”

enemies with Ethelbald “This year, the twelfth of his reign, Cuthred, king of the West-Saxons, fought at Burford with Ethelbald, king of the Mercians, and put him to flight.”
allies with Ethelbald “This year Ethelbald, king of Mercia, and Cuthred, king of the West-Saxons, fought with the Welsh.”
enemies with Ethelhun “This year Cuthred, king of the West-Saxons, fought with the proud chief Ethelhun.”
cousins with Sebright “and Sebright, his relative, succeeded to the kingdom”
cousins with Ethelhard “This year died King Ethelhard; and Cuthred, his relative, succeeded to the West-Saxon kingdom, which he held fourteen winters, during which time he fought many hard battles with Ethelbald, king of the Mercians.”

Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.