Kent

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Kings of Kent

     
Name
Ruled
Alternate Names
Hengist and Horsa    
Esc 488 - 512 Oisc, Aesc or Oeric
Octa 512 - 540  
Ermenric   Eormenric
Ethelbert  ? - 24 February 616 Æðelberht I
Eadbald 616 - 20 January 640  
Æðelwald    
Erkenbert 640 - 14 July 664 Eorcenberht, Earconberht
Eormenred    
Egbert I 664 - July 673 Ecgberht I
Lothhere 673 - 685 Hlothhere, Hlothere
Eadric 685 - 31 August 686  
Mull ? - 687 Mul
Oswine    
Swæfheard 687 - ? Webherd(?)
Swæfberht    
Wihtred 690 - 23 April 725  
Ælfric 725 - ?  
Edbert I 725 - 748 Eadberht I, Eadbert I
Ethelbert II 725 - 762 Aethelberht II
Alric    
Eardwulf    
Sigered    
Eanmund    
Headberht    
Ecgberht II    
Elmund   Ealhmund
Eadbert II 796 - ? Eadberht II, Pryn
Cuðred 798 - 805  
Cœnwulf    
Ceolwulf    
Baldred ? - 825  
Ecgberht III 825 - 839  
Æðelwulf 825 - 858  
Æðelstan I    
Æðelberht III    
Æðelred I 865 - 871  


457 - Kent falls to the Saxons rulers Hengest and Esc; the Britons flee to London.
676 - Kent conquered by Ethelred, King of Mercia.
823 - Kent falls to Ethelwulf, son of Egbert, King of the West-Saxons.
865 - Kent overrun by heathen army.
999 - Danes overrun nearly all of West-Kent.
1015 - Kent plundered by Kind Knute.
1016 - Kent recaptured by King Edmund.


Wikipedia: Chronology of Kentish Kings
Wikipedia: Monarchs of Kent