Event: Confirmation of land/privileges, CorrespondenceHadrian 3.letter to Offa 7 and Cynethryth 2
Scholarly Info
Description |
Hadrian 3 issued a privilege for Offa 7, Cynethryth 2 and their offspring, granting possession of the monasteries which Offa 7 had founded or acquired, and which were consecrated in honour of St Peter. |
Year |
772 x 795 |
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Notes:
*The privilege has been preserved rather fortuitiously through the Liber Diurnus. Offa 7's name does not appear in the formulary, whereas his wife's name is preserved. @Brooks 1984, The Early History, p. 184.
Persons associated with this Event:
- Agent:
Hadrian 3
(I, pope, 772-795)
- Recipient:
Offa 7
(King of the Mercians, 757-796)
- Recipient:
Cynethryth 2
(Queen of the Mercians, fl. 770-798; wife of Offa 7; abbess of Cookham and Bedford)