Wihtred of Kent

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Wihtred of Kent was an early 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes and restoring stability to the Kingdom of Kent after a period of turmoil.

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Wihtred of Kent canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon monarch ⓘ
King of Kent ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
aimedTo secure peace and order in Kent through legislation ⓘ
associatedWith Canterbury ⓘ
Kentish law tradition ⓘ
child Alric of Kent ⓘ
Eadberht I of Kent ⓘ
Æthelberht II of Kent ⓘ
contemporaryWith Ine of Wessex ⓘ
country Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
deathDate 23 April 725 ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
dynasty Kentish royal house ⓘ
era early 8th century ⓘ
father Ecgberht I of Kent ⓘ
historicalReputation restorer of Kentish stability after Mercian interference ⓘ
issued laws concerning ecclesiastical privileges ⓘ
laws concerning fines and compensation ⓘ
laws regulating relations between church and laity ⓘ
knownFor issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes ⓘ
restoring stability to the Kingdom of Kent after a period of turmoil ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Old English ⓘ
lawCodeLanguage Old English ⓘ
lawCodePreservation Text preserved in later manuscript collections of Anglo-Saxon laws ⓘ
legalInnovation early codification of royal law in Kent ⓘ
legalSystem Anglo-Saxon law ⓘ
notableWork Law code of Wihtred ⓘ
linked to: Laws of Wihtred
positionHeld King of Kent ⓘ
predecessor Oswine of Kent ⓘ
region Southeast England ⓘ
linked to: South East England
reignEnd 23 April 725 ⓘ
reignStart c. 690 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
ruled East Kent ⓘ
West Kent ⓘ
spouse Wærburh ⓘ
linked to: Wihtburh

Æthelburh of Kent ⓘ
strengthened position of the church in Kent through legal privileges ⓘ
succeeded to the Kentish throne after a period of political instability ⓘ
successor Eadberht I of Kent ⓘ
Æthelberht II of Kent ⓘ
supported Christian church in Kent ⓘ
timePeriod Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
title Rex Cantie ⓘ

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

Kingdom of Kent → hasRuler → Wihtred of Kent ⓘ
King of Kent → hasNotableHolder → Wihtred of Kent ⓘ
Laws of Wihtred → hasAuthor → Wihtred of Kent ⓘ
Laws of Wihtred → issuedBy → Wihtred of Kent ⓘ
Oiscingas → hasMember → Wihtred of Kent ⓘ
Law of Wihtred of Kent → issuedBy → Wihtred of Kent ⓘ
Æthelberht II of Kent → predecessor → Wihtred of Kent ⓘ
Æthelberht II of Kent → father → Wihtred of Kent ⓘ
Eadberht I of Kent → relative → Wihtred of Kent ⓘ
Eadberht I of Kent → possibleFather → Wihtred of Kent ⓘ
Eadberht I of Kent → predecessor → Wihtred of Kent ⓘ