Right-⁠Believing

Aethelburg of Wessex

Queen of Wessex

Wife of King Ine of Wessex, honored among the saints of England, reposed around 740.

Reposed: 7408th century
Order: Right-Believing Rulers

Life

Saint Aethelburg of Wessex (Æthelburg) was Queen of Wessex in England as the wife of King Ine, living from about 673 to 740. She is known above all for her deed of 722, when she destroyed the stronghold of Taunton, built by Ine, in order to find the rebel Ealdbert. She is honoured among the saints of England.