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Succession

England · House / House of Kent. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

37Records
449–920Date range
32Named people
1Places

Chronological records

449

Horsa449

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent, joint ruler with Hengist

455

Aesc455

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent, joint ruler

Hengest455

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent, joint ruler with Horsa

488

Aese488

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

Oisc488

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

512

Octa512

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

522

Eormenric522

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

560

Aethelbert I560

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

Ethelbert560

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Wessex, recently re-united. Grandson of Hengest, forms the 1st Anglo-Saxon Kingdom

597

Ethelbert597

Kent · House / House of Kent

Becomes Overlord of Southern England

616

Eadbald616

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent which reverts back to Paganism

640

Eorcenbert20 January 640

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

Earconbert640

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

664

Egbert I664

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

673

Hlothhere673

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

679

Hlothhere679

Kent · House / House of Kent

Recognizes Eadric as his co-ruler & successor

685

Eadric6 February 685

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

686

Mul686

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

688

Oswine688

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

689

Swaefred689

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of West Kent

690

Withred690

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

691

Wihtred691

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

725

Aethelbert II23 April 725

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent. After Wihtreds death Kent is divided between his 3 sons Aethelbert, Eadbert & Ealric

Eadberht I23 April 725

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent, rules west Kent

Ealric725

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent, rules jointly with Athelbert & Eadbert

748

Eardwulf748

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent, rules west Kent

759

Sigered759

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

762

Ealhmund762

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

764

Egbert II764

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent, client King of Offa

Heaberht764

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

771

Egbert II771

Kent · House / House of Kent

Becomes the sole King of Kent after the death of Heaberht

784

Ealhmund784

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent for a 2nd time

796

Eadberht II796

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent, last independent descendent of the Kentish royal family. Deposes Athelheard pro-Mercian Archbishop of Canterbury installed by Offa. After Offas death Eadberht renounces his orders in France & seizes the Kentish throne

798

Cuthred798

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

823

Baldred823

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

858

Ethelbert858

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds to the eastern half of Wessex i.e. Sussex, Kent & Essex

920

Edwin920

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

Names involved

AescAeseAethelbert IAethelbert IIBaldredCuthredEadbaldEadberht IEadberht IIEadricEalhmundEalricEarconbertEardwulfEdwinEgbert IEgbert IIEorcenbertEormenricEthelbertHeaberhtHengestHlothhereHorsaMulOctaOiscOswineSigeredSwaefredWihtredWithred

Provenance

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