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Wihtred of Kent, the Glossary

Wihtred (Wihtredus) (– 23 April 725) was king of Kent from about 690 or 691 until his death.^[1]

39 relations: Alric of Kent, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Archbishop of Canterbury, Æthelbald of Mercia, Æthelberht of Kent, Æthelbert II of Kent, Æthelred of Mercia, Bearsted, Bede, Berhtwald, Cædwalla, Eadbald of Kent, Eadbert I of Kent, Eadric of Kent, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Ecgberht of Kent, Ermenilda of Ely, Gebmund, Hlothhere of Kent, Humber, Ine of Wessex, Kingdom of Kent, Law of Wihtred, Leo Sherley-Price, List of monarchs of Kent, Maidstone, Mul of Kent, Oswine of Kent, R. E. Latham, Sæbbi of Essex, Sceat, St Augustine's Abbey, Swæfberht, Swæfheard, Synod of Baccanceld, Textus Roffensis, Weregild, Wessex, Wulfhere of Mercia.
725 deaths
Kentish monarchs

Alric of Kent

Alric (Alrīc; 8th century) was a king of the Saxon kingdom of Kent, jointly with Æðelberht II and Eadberht I. Alric acceded with his two brothers on the death of his father Wihtred, according to Bede, but is otherwise unknown. Wihtred of Kent and Alric of Kent are 8th-century English monarchs and Kentish monarchs.

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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English, chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons.

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Archbishop of Canterbury

The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury.

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Æthelbald of Mercia

Æthelbald (also spelled Ethelbald or Aethelbald; died 757) was the King of Mercia, in what is now the English Midlands from 716 until he was killed in 757. Wihtred of Kent and Æthelbald of Mercia are 8th-century English monarchs and Anglo-Saxon warriors.

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Æthelberht of Kent

Æthelberht (also Æthelbert, Aethelberht, Aethelbert or Ethelbert; Æðelberht; 550 – 24 February 616) was King of Kent from about 589 until his death. Wihtred of Kent and Æthelberht of Kent are 7th-century English monarchs and Kentish monarchs.

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Æthelbert II of Kent

Æthelbert II (Æðelberht; 725–762) was king of Kent. Wihtred of Kent and Æthelbert II of Kent are 8th-century English monarchs and Kentish monarchs.

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Æthelred of Mercia

Æthelred (died after 704) was king of Mercia from 675 until 704. Wihtred of Kent and Æthelred of Mercia are 7th-century English monarchs, 8th-century English monarchs and Anglo-Saxon warriors.

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Bearsted

Bearsted is a village and civil parish with railway station in mid-Kent, England, two miles (3.2 km) east of Maidstone town centre.

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Bede

Bede (Bēda; 672/326 May 735), also known as Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable (Beda Venerabilis), was an English monk, author and scholar.

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Berhtwald

Berhtwald (died 731) was the ninth Archbishop of Canterbury in England.

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Cædwalla

Cædwalla (659 – 20 April 689 AD) was the King of Wessex from approximately 685 until he abdicated in 688. Wihtred of Kent and Cædwalla are 7th-century English monarchs and Anglo-Saxon warriors.

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Eadbald of Kent

Eadbald (Eadbald) was King of Kent from 616 until his death in 640. Wihtred of Kent and Eadbald of Kent are 7th-century English monarchs, Anglo-Saxon warriors and Kentish monarchs.

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Eadbert I of Kent

Eadberht I was king of Kent from 725 to 748. Wihtred of Kent and Eadbert I of Kent are 8th-century English monarchs and Kentish monarchs.

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Eadric of Kent

Eadric (died August 686/ 687?) was a King of Kent (685–686). Wihtred of Kent and Eadric of Kent are 7th-century English monarchs, Anglo-Saxon warriors and Kentish monarchs.

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Ecclesiastical History of the English People

The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum), written by Bede in about AD 731, is a history of the Christian Churches in England, and of England generally; its main focus is on the conflict between the pre-Schism Roman Rite and Celtic Christianity.

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Ecgberht of Kent

Ecgberht I (also spelled Egbert) (died 4 July 673) was a king of Kent (664-673), succeeding his father Eorcenberht. Wihtred of Kent and Ecgberht of Kent are 7th-century English monarchs and Kentish monarchs.

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Ermenilda of Ely

Saint Eormenhild (or Ermenilda, Ermenildis, Ermengild, all meaning "battle-great", from eormen- "great", hild- "battle") (died about 700/703) is a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches.

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Gebmund

Gebmund was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

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Hlothhere of Kent

Hlothhere (Hloþhere; died 6 February 685) was a King of Kent who ruled from 673 to 685. Wihtred of Kent and Hlothhere of Kent are 7th-century English monarchs, Anglo-Saxon warriors and Kentish monarchs.

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Humber

The Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England.

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Ine of Wessex

Ine or Ini, (died in or after 726) was King of Wessex from 689 to 726. Wihtred of Kent and ine of Wessex are 7th-century English monarchs, 8th-century English monarchs and Anglo-Saxon warriors.

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Kingdom of Kent

The Kingdom of the Kentish (Cantwara rīce; Regnum Cantuariorum), today referred to as the Kingdom of Kent, was an early medieval kingdom in what is now South East England.

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Law of Wihtred

The Law of Wihtred is an early English legal text attributed to the Kentish king Wihtred (died 725).

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Leo Sherley-Price

Lionel Digby (Leo) Sherley-Price (1911–1998) was a Church of England clergyman and Oblate of Saint Benedict who translated medieval Christian literature for the Penguin Classics series.

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List of monarchs of Kent

This is a list of the kings of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent. Wihtred of Kent and list of monarchs of Kent are Kentish monarchs.

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Maidstone

Maidstone is the largest town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town.

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Mul of Kent

Mul (Mūl, literally "mule") (died 687) was an Anglo-Saxon ruler of the Kingdom of Kent in England. Wihtred of Kent and Mul of Kent are 7th-century English monarchs, Anglo-Saxon warriors and Kentish monarchs.

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Oswine of Kent

Oswine was king of Kent, reigning jointly with Swæfberht and Swæfheard from 688 till 690. Wihtred of Kent and Oswine of Kent are 7th-century English monarchs and Kentish monarchs.

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R. E. Latham

Ronald Edward Latham (1907–1992) was an English classicist best known for his translation of On the Nature of the Universe by Lucretius.

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Sæbbi of Essex

Sæbbi (also known as Saint Sebbi or Sebba; before 626 – 695) was son of Sexred and was the joint King of Essex from 664 to about 683 along with his cousin, Sighere. Wihtred of Kent and Sæbbi of Essex are 7th-century English monarchs.

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Sceat

A sceat or sceatta (sceatt, sceattas) was a small, thick silver coin minted in England, Frisia, and Jutland during the Anglo-Saxon period that normally weighed 0.8–1.3 grams.

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St Augustine's Abbey

St Augustine's Abbey (founded as the Monastery of SS. Peter and Paul and changed after Augustine's death) was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Swæfberht

Swæfberht was a king of Kent, reigning jointly with Oswine, and possibly also Swæfheard. Wihtred of Kent and Swæfberht are 7th-century English monarchs and Kentish monarchs.

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Swæfheard

Swæfheard was a king of Kent, reigning jointly with Oswine, Wihtred, and possibly Swæfberht. Wihtred of Kent and Swæfheard are 7th-century English monarchs and Kentish monarchs.

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Synod of Baccanceld

The Synod of Baccanceld is said to have been held in Bapchild, Kent at the end of the seventh or beginning of the eighth century.

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Textus Roffensis

The (Latin for "The Tome of Rochester"), fully titled the Textus de Ecclesia Roffensi per Ernulphum episcopum ("The Tome of the Church of Rochester up to Bishop Ernulf") and sometimes also known as the Annals of Rochester, is a mediaeval manuscript that consists of two separate works written between 1122 and 1124.

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Weregild

Weregild (also spelled wergild, wergeld (in archaic/historical usage of English), weregeld, etc.), also known as man price (blood money), was a precept in some historical legal codes whereby a monetary value was established for a person's life, to be paid as a fine or as compensatory damages to the person's family if that person was killed or injured by another.

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Wessex

The Kingdom of the West Saxons, also known as the Kingdom of Wessex, was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain, from around 519 until Alfred the Great declared himself as King of the Anglo-Saxons in 886.

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Wulfhere of Mercia

Wulfhere or Wulfar (died 675) was King of Mercia from 658 until 675 AD. Wihtred of Kent and Wulfhere of Mercia are 7th-century English monarchs and Anglo-Saxon warriors.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wihtred_of_Kent

Also known as King Wihtred, King Wihtred of Kent, Wihtred, Wihtredus, Withraed.

Wihtred of Kent, the Glossary

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725 deaths

Kentish monarchs

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