Person:Ine of Wessex (1)

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Ine of Wessex
b.Abt 676 Wessex, England
m.
  1. Cuthburh of WessexAbt 674 - Abt 718
  2. Ine of WessexAbt 676 - Aft 726
  3. Ingild of WessexAbt 680 - 718
  4. Cwenburg _____
  1. Unknown of WessexAbt 710 - Abt 780
Facts and Events
Name Ine of Wessex
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 676 Wessex, EnglandHouse of Wessex
Marriage to Ingrid _____
Marriage to Æthelburg of Wessex
Death? Aft 726 Roma, Lazio, Italy
Reference Number? Q451580?


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Ine, also rendered Ini or Ina, (; c. AD 670 – after 726) was King of Wessex from 689 to 726. At Ine's accession, his kingdom dominated much of southern England. However, he was unable to retain the territorial gains of his predecessor, Cædwalla, who had expanded West Saxon territory substantially. By the end of Ine's reign, the kingdoms of Kent, Sussex, and Essex were no longer under West Saxon sway; however, Ine maintained control of what is now Hampshire, and consolidated and extended Wessex's territory in the western peninsula.

Ine is noted for his code of laws (Ines asetnessa or "laws of Ine"), which he issued in about 694. These laws were the first issued by an Anglo-Saxon king outside Kent. They shed much light on the history of Anglo-Saxon society, and reveal Ine's Christian convictions. Trade increased significantly during Ine's reign, with the town of Hamwic (now Southampton) becoming prominent. It was probably during Ine's reign that the West Saxons began to mint coins, though none have been found that bear his name.

Ine abdicated in 726 to go to Rome, leaving, in the words of the contemporary chronicler Bede, the kingdom to "younger men". He was succeeded by Æthelheard.

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References
  1.   Ine of Wessex, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.