Cenred of Wessex was a member of the House of Wessex. Although a member of the direct male line from Cynric to Egbert, Cenred was never king due to usurpations by junior branches of the family (see House of Wessex family tree). He was born c. 640 and his death date is unknown. His father was Ceolwald of Wessex. Cenred had at least four children; Ine of Wessex, who went on to be one of the most successful kings of the West Saxons; Ingild of Wessex, who continued the royal line through his son Eoppa; and Cuthburga, who married the powerful Northumbrian king Aldfrith, and who became abbess of Wimborne. There may also have been another daughter who was married to King Aethelfrith of Wessex, but this claim may have been substantiated to further Aethelheard's claim to the throne.
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