Kingdom of Kent

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The Kingdom of Kent was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon realm in southeastern England, notable for being one of the first English kingdoms to convert to Christianity and for its influential role in the formation of early English political structures.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kingdom of Kent canonical 72
Kingdom of Kent (partly Saxon) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (92)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon kingdom ⓘ
former monarchy ⓘ
historical country ⓘ
capital Canterbury ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
currency gold shillings ⓘ
sceattas ⓘ
endTime 9th century ⓘ
late 9th century ⓘ
followedBy Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
hasCapital Canterbury ⓘ
hasCoastOn English Channel ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
hasCulturalFeature distinctive Kentish burial customs ⓘ
early use of written charters ⓘ
hasDynasty Oiscingas ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalCenter Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
Rochester Cathedral ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Angles ⓘ
Britons ⓘ
linked to: Romanized Britons

Jutes ⓘ
Saxons ⓘ
hasImportantEvent arrival of Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ
conversion of Æthelberht of Kent to Christianity ⓘ
establishment of the Archbishopric of Canterbury ⓘ
incorporation into the Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
integration into the Kingdom of England ⓘ
submission to Mercian overlordship ⓘ
hasImportantFigure Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ
Bertha of Kent ⓘ
Justus of Canterbury ⓘ
Laurence of Canterbury ⓘ
Mellitus ⓘ
Pope Gregory the Great ⓘ
linked to: Gregory the Great
hasImportantSite Lyminge ⓘ
Reculver ⓘ
linked to: Reculver, Kent

Richborough Roman fort ⓘ
hasLawCode Law of Hlothhere and Eadric ⓘ
Law of Wihtred of Kent ⓘ
Law of Æthelberht of Kent ⓘ
hasLegalInnovation earliest surviving Germanic law code in Western Europe ⓘ
hasLegalSystem Germanic customary law ⓘ
hasMajorSettlement Canterbury ⓘ
Dover ⓘ
Rochester ⓘ
hasNeighbor Kingdom of Essex ⓘ
Kingdom of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Mercia

Kingdom of Sussex ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
hasRuler Baldred of Kent ⓘ
Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Cuthred of Kent ⓘ
Eadbald of Kent ⓘ
Eadberht I of Kent ⓘ
Eadberht II of Kent ⓘ
linked to: Eadberht I of Kent

Eadric of Kent ⓘ
Ealhmund of Kent ⓘ
Ecgberht I of Kent ⓘ
Eorcenberht of Kent ⓘ
Eorcenred of Kent ⓘ
Eormenred of Kent ⓘ
Guthred of Kent ⓘ
Hlothhere of Kent ⓘ
Mul of Kent ⓘ
Offa of Mercia ⓘ
Oswine of Kent ⓘ
linked to: Oswine of Deira

Sigered of Kent ⓘ
Swæfheard of Kent ⓘ
Wihtred of Kent ⓘ
Æthelberht II of Kent ⓘ
Æthelberht III of Kent ⓘ
Æthelberht of Kent ⓘ
Æthelred I of Kent ⓘ
hasTitle King of Kent ⓘ
language Kentish dialect of Old English ⓘ
Old English ⓘ
locatedIn Britain ⓘ
linked to: Great Britain

England ⓘ
southeastern England ⓘ
modernTerritoryWithin county of Kent ⓘ
parts of East Sussex ⓘ
parts of Greater London ⓘ
notableFor early conversion to Christianity among Anglo-Saxon kingdoms ⓘ
influential role in early English political structures ⓘ
partOf Heptarchy ⓘ
precededBy Roman Britain in Kent ⓘ
presentIn early Middle Ages ⓘ
religion Anglo-Saxon paganism ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
startTime 5th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (73)

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

Kingdom of Wessex → roseToDominanceOver → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Pope Gregory the Dialogist → sentMissionTo → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Augustine of Canterbury → countryOfDeath → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Augustine of Canterbury → sentTo → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon England → hasPart → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Justus of Canterbury → countryOfActivity → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Saxons → associatedWith → Kingdom of Kent (partly Saxon) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Kent
Jutes → associatedWith → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Kent, England → historicalRegion → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Heptarchy → consistsOf → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Heptarchy → hasMainKingdom → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Wulfhere of Mercia → alliance → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon law → developedIn → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Kingdom of Sussex → borderedBy → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Kingdom of Essex → borders → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Æthelberht of Kent → country → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Theodore of Tarsus → deathPlace → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Austin of Canterbury → missionTarget → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Bertha of Kent → residence → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Bertha of Kent → deathPlace → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Mellitus → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
County of Kent → hasHistoricKingdomPrecursor → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
subject linked to: County of Kent, England
Honorius of Canterbury → associatedWith → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
King of Kent → country → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Kent → historicallyKnownAs → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
subject linked to: Kent county
Æthelstan of Kent → country → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Ine of Wessex → conflict → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Ealhmund of Kent → country → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Mercian dynasty → alliedWith → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Eadberht Praen → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Eadberht Praen → monarchOf → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Eormenhild of Kent → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Eormenhild of Kent → placeOfOrigin → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Kingdom of Surrey → borderedBy → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Kent (early post-Roman phase) → precedes → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Cuthred of Kent → country → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Paulinus of York → sentTo → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Æthelburg of Kent → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Æthelburg of Kent → placeOfBirth → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Æthelburg of Kent → associatedWith → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Egbert → monarchOf → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
Ine of Wessex → conflictWith → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
subject linked to: King Ine of Wessex
Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric → country → Kingdom of Kent ⓘ