Offa of Mercia

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Offa of Mercia was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king who expanded Mercian dominance across much of England and is best known for commissioning the massive earthwork known as Offa’s Dyke.

All labels observed (4)

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Offa of Mercia canonical 17
King Offa of Mercia 1
King of Mercia 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 8th-century ruler
Anglo-Saxon monarch
King of Mercia
associatedWith Lichfield (as an archbishopric under his rule)
borderWith Kingdom of Gwent
Kingdom of Powys
burialPlace Bedford (disputed)
linked to: Bedford, England
capital Tamworth
category 8th-century English monarchs
Kings of Mercia
linked to: Mercian dynasty
child Ecgfrith of Mercia
commissioned Offa’s Dyke
linked to: Offa's Dyke
conflict Wales
continent Europe
correspondedWith Charlemagne
countryOfCitizenship Mercia
created Archbishopric of Lichfield
dateOfDeath 796
dynasty Mercian dynasty
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons
givenName Offa
linked to: Offa of Mercia
hasPart royal coinage bearing his name
hasTitle Rex Anglorum (in some charters)
Rex Merciorum
implemented monetary reforms in Mercia
influenced political unification of Anglo-Saxon England
knownFor constructing Offa’s Dyke along the Welsh border
expanding Mercian dominance over much of England
languageSpoken Old English
notableEvent asserted overlordship over other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
negotiated trade and diplomatic relations with the Frankish Empire
notableWork Offa’s Dyke
linked to: Offa's Dyke
placeOfDeath Offchurch
positionHeld King of Mercia
linked to: Offa of Mercia
precededBy Æthelbald of Mercia
reignEnd 796
reignStart 757
religion Christianity
ruledTerritory East Anglia
Essex
Kent
Mercia
Sussex
sexOrGender male
spouse Cynethryth
succeededBy Ecgfrith of Mercia
timePeriod 8th century
usedScript Latin (in charters)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mercia notableRuler Offa of Mercia
Offa's Dyke Path (sections) namedAfter Offa of Mercia
Province of Lichfield establishedBy King Offa of Mercia
linked to: Offa of Mercia
Offa of Mercia givenName Offa
linked to: Offa of Mercia
Offa of Mercia positionHeld King of Mercia
linked to: Offa of Mercia
Heptarchy notableRulerAssociated Offa of Mercia
Iclingas hasMember Offa of Mercia
Iclingas dynastyOf Offa of Mercia
House of Offa namedAfter Offa of Mercia
House of Offa hasMember Offa of Mercia
House of Offa significantPerson Offa of Mercia
House of Offa foundedBy Offa of Mercia
Offa's Dyke namedAfter Offa of Mercia
Æthelred of Mercia notableRelative Offa of Mercia
Æthelbald of Mercia successor Offa of Mercia
Kingdom of Kent hasRuler Offa of Mercia