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 (6)

Label Occurrences
Offa of Mercia canonical 40
King Offa of Mercia 5
King Offa 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (49)

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 ⓘ
Anglo-Saxons → notableRuler → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Council of Chelsea (787) → presidedBy → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Council of Chelsea (787) → convenedBy → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Beorhtric of Wessex → fatherInLaw → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Beorhtric of Wessex → contemporary → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Offchurch → historicallyAssociatedWith → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Cynethryth → spouse → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Cynethryth → residence → Offa’s court ⓘ
linked to: Offa of Mercia
Ecgfrith of Mercia → father → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Ecgfrith of Mercia → parent → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Ecgfrith of Mercia → predecessor → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Ecgfrith of Mercia → relative → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Mercian dynasty → notableRuler → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Rex Merciorum → associatedWith → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Rex Merciorum → titleFor → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Offchurch (associated royal estate) → associatedWith → King Offa of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Offa of Mercia
Offchurch (associated royal estate) → hasTraditionalAssociation → King Offa of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Offa of Mercia
Kings of Mercia → notableKing → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Kings of Mercia → mostPowerfulKing → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Ecgberht of Mercia (possible) → associatedWith → King Offa of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Offa of Mercia
King of the Mercians → notableUnderRuler → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Abbey of St Albans → foundedBy → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Abbey of St Albans → foundedBy → King Offa ⓘ
linked to: Offa of Mercia
Beornred of Mercia → precedes → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Beornred of Mercia → successor → Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Mercian–West Saxon wars → participant → King Offa of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Offa of Mercia