Anna of East Anglia

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Anna of East Anglia was a 7th-century Christian king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia, remembered for his piety, his saintly daughters, and his death in battle against the pagan Mercians.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 7th-century English person
Anglo-Saxon monarch
Christian ruler
King of East Anglia
Medieval saint
associatedWith Ely
Faremoutiers Abbey
burialPlace Blythburgh (traditional)
linked to: Blythburgh
conflict Mercian–East Anglian conflict
convertedRegion East Anglia
country Kingdom of East Anglia
deathCause killed in battle
deathDate circa 654
deathPlace East Anglia
near Blythburgh
dynasty Wuffingas
linked to: Wuffingas dynasty
enemyCommander Penda of Mercia
era Heptarchy
fatherOf Seaxburh of Ely
Wihtburh
Æthelburh of Faremoutiers
Æthelthryth
feastDay 9 November
floruit mid-7th century
gender male
knownFor death in battle against the Mercians
having saintly daughters
piety
language Old English
name Anna of East Anglia
notableRelative Rædwald of East Anglia
notedBy Bede
linked to: Venerable Bede
opponent Kingdom of Mercia
linked to: Mercia

pagan Mercians
positionHeld King of the East Angles
linked to: King of East Anglia
predecessor Eorpwald of East Anglia
religion Christianity
sourceMention Ecclesiastical History of the English People
spouse Hereswitha
linked to: Hereswith
successor Æthelhere of East Anglia
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Kingdom of the East Angles ruler Anna of East Anglia
Morgause alternateName Anna (in Geoffrey of Monmouth-derived tradition)
linked to: Anna of East Anglia
Anna of East Anglia name Anna of East Anglia
Æthelhere of East Anglia predecessor Anna of East Anglia
Æthelhere of East Anglia relative Anna of East Anglia
Æthelhere of East Anglia sibling Anna of East Anglia