State

Kingdom of Kent

Early medieval kingdom in England (c.455-871)

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450–871 CE
Founded
450 CE
Ended
871 CE
Capital
Canterbury
Languages
Old English
Religion
Anglo-Saxon paganism

Overview

The Kingdom of the Kentish, today referred to as the Kingdom of Kent, was an early medieval English kingdom in present-day South East England. It existed from either the fifth or the sixth century AD until it was fully absorbed into the Kingdom of Wessex in the mid-9th century and later into the Kingdom of England in the early 10th century.

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All rulers (13)

  1. Æthelberht580–612 CE
  2. Ecgberht of Kent664–673 CE
  3. Hlothhere of Kent673–685 CE
  4. Wihtred of Kent690–725 CE
  5. Eadbert I of Kent725–748 CE
  6. Æthelbert II725–762 CE
  7. Eardwulf of Kent747–765 CE
  8. Egbert II of Kent765–779 CE
  9. Ealhmund of Kent778–779 CE
  10. Eadberht III Præn796–798 CE
  11. Cuthred of Kent798–807 CE
  12. Ceolwulf I of Mercia821–823 CE
  13. Æthelberht860–865 CE

Records (3)

  1. 456 CE — Battle of AegelsthrepBattle · Jutes ▸ Britons
  2. 775 CE — Battle of OtfordBattle · Mercia ▸ Kent
  3. 851 CE — Battle of AcleaBattle · Wessex ▸ Danish Vikings

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