1st century AD Queen of the Brigantes in northern England
Cartimandua
Queen of the Brigantes
"Caractacus, King of the Silures, deliver'd up to Ostorius, the Roman General, by Cartismandua, Queen of the Brigantes." – print by F. Bartolozzi, British Museum.
Queen of the Brigantes
Reign
before AD 51 – AD 69
Successor
Venutius
Co-ruler
Venutius (until divorce) and Vellocatus (from remarriage)
Born
c. 1st century AD
Died
after AD 69
Spouse
Venutius (divorced) Vellocatus
Cartimandua or Cartismandua (reigned c. AD 43 – c. 69) was a 1st-century queen of the Brigantes, a Celtic people living in what is now northern England. She came to power around the time of the Roman conquest of Britain, and formed a large tribal agglomeration that became loyal to Rome. The only account of her is by the Roman historian Tacitus, through which she appears to have been widely influential in early Roman Britain.
Her name may be a compound of the Common Celtic roots *carti- "chase, expel, send"[1] and *mandu- "pony".[2]
Cartimandua or Cartismandua (reigned c. AD 43 – c. 69) was a 1st-century queen of the Brigantes, a Celtic people living in what is now northern England...
The Romans sent troops to defend Cartimandua, and they defeated Venutius' rebellion. After the divorce, Cartimandua married Venutius' armour-bearer, Vellocatus...
Brigantes confederation. History first becomes aware of him as husband of Cartimandua, queen of the Brigantes, in about 51 AD. After the British resistance...
defeated by Roman forces. After defeat he fled to the territory of Queen Cartimandua, who captured him and handed him over to the Romans. He was sentenced...
armour-bearer to Venutius, husband of Cartimandua, the queen of the Brigantes and an ally of Rome. Some time after 51 AD Cartimandua split with Venutius, divorcing...
Dykes.): 16–17 Cartimandua was forced to ask for Roman aid following a rebellion by Venutius in 69. The Romans evacuated Cartimandua leaving Venutius...
Queen Cartimandua left Venutius for his armour bearer, Vellocatus, setting off a chain of events that changed control of the region. Cartimandua's good...
itself, and included Cogidubnus of the Regni, Prasutagus of the Iceni and Cartimandua of the Brigantes and, probably, Boduocus of the Dobunni. The antecedents...
had to face the second insurrection of Venutius amongst the Brigantes. Cartimandua, Venutius's ex-wife and queen of the Brigantes, had been a loyal client...
chance. The Romans had previously defended Cartimandua against him, but this time were unable to do so. Cartimandua was evacuated, and Venutius was left in...
The death of Arthur. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9781843842309. "Brigantia, Cartimandua and Gwenhwyfar". The Heroic Age. Retrieved 21 August 2022. Lacy, Norris...
Pacata lived in London with her husband, she is, apart from Boudica and Cartimandua, the first securely dated and named women in Roman Britain. Collingridge...
Yorkshire, England. Whether Stanwick was the stronghold of Venutius or Cartimandua, or perhaps of them both for a brief time before their acrimonious split...
Caratacus again escaped. He fled north to the Brigantes, but their queen, Cartimandua, was loyal to the Romans and handed him over in chains. Caratacus was...
Wales. Also in Britain Venutius begins his rebellion against his wife Cartimandua. Emperor Guang Wu grants Nakoku (located around modern-day Fukuoka City)...
(murdered) December 22 – Aulus Vitellius Germanicus, Roman emperor (b. AD 15) Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes (approximate date) Gaius Ofonius Tigellinus,...
Merlin. ISD LLC. ISBN 9781580444163 – via Google Books. "Brigantia, Cartimandua and Gwenhwyfar". The Heroic Age. Retrieved 2022-08-04. Hook, David (15...
accounts of historical Celtic women that leading women such as Camma and Cartimandua might in antiquity actually have been associated with goddesses. It is...
It may be that this was a base for Venutius after his 'divorce' from Cartimandua, the Brigantes Queen who was a supporter of the Roman invaders, unlike...
territory of the Ordovices in central Wales. Caratacus seeks sanctuary with Cartimandua, queen of the Brigantes in northern England, but she is a Roman ally...
1919–1964) Claudine (reigned 1457–1458) Louise Hippolyte (reigned 1731) Cartimandua (reigned c. 43 AD – c. 69 AD) — queen of the Brigantes, a Celtic people...
man as head of his household. British female rulers, like Boudicca and Cartimandua, were seen as exceptional phenomena; the position of king (Proto-Celtic...
Street. Vespasian sets out to subdue the south-west. Approximate date – Cartimandua becomes queen of the Brigantes. 44 Construction of Watling Street, Ermine...
escape routes toward Jerusalem. Venutius successfully deposes his wife Cartimandua and becomes the ruler of the Brigantes. Kingdom of Funan is established...
Jews' anger. In Britain, Venutius leads a revolt against his ex-wife Cartimandua, queen of the Brigantes and a Roman ally. Governor Aulus Didius Gallus...
first built in wood c. 55 AD, and was later rebuilt in stone. Queen Cartimandua, the last ruler of the Brigantes, depended on Roman support to withstand...
himself fled to the territory of the Brigantes. However their queen, Cartimandua, was loyal to Rome and handed him over in chains. After the battle, Ostorius...
sword in Tabriz, Iran. The tomb was discovered in 2004. 1st century – Cartimandua, queen of the Brigantes, allied with the Roman Empire against other Britons...
likely Iron Age settlement is Stanwick further north near Richmond where Cartimandua had her base. Isurium probably became a civilian settlement between the...
Global Information