List of monarchs of Kent
List of kings of Kent
Table:
Reign

Incumbent

Style

Notes

455-480?

Hengest

no charters

father of Oisc or Octa

unknown

Horsa

no charters

brother of Hengest

unknown
Oisc
(Oesc, Aesc, Oeric)

no charters

son of Hengest or Octa

512/516-534/540
Octa
(Octha)

no charters

son of Hengest

534/540-c.590

Eormenric

no charters

father of Æðelberht I

c.590 - 24 February 616 (Bede)

Æðelberht I

no genuine charters

first Christian King of Kent

February 616 to 20 January 640 (Bede)

Eadbald

no genuine charters

son of Æðelberht I

unknown

Æðelwald

no charters

contemporary with Pope Boniface V (619-625)

January 640 to 14 July 664 (Bede)

Eorcenberht

no charters

son of Eadbald

unknown

Eormenred

Irminredus

brother of Eorcenberht

July 664 to 4 July 673 (Bede)

Ecgberht I

no charters

son of Eorcenberht

acceded 674 or 675,

died 685

Hlothhere

Lotharius rex Cantuariorum

Lotharius rex Cancie

Clotharius

Hlotharius

son of Eorcenberht; reigning jointly with Eadric

685 to 686 (Bede)

Eadric

Eadricus rex Cantuariorum

Ædricus rex

Edricus

son of Ecgberht I; reigning jointly with Hlothhere

killed 687

Mul

Mulo rege regnum Cantie

brother of Cædwalla, King of Wessex

acceded 687 or 688,

still reigning 692

Swæfheard

Suebhardus rex Cantuariorum

Sueaberdus rex Cantie

son of Sæberht, King of Essex, reigning jointly in Kent with Oswine and Withred

fl. 689

Swæfberht

Gabertus

Suebertus rex Cantuariorum

jointly with Oswine

fl. 689 to 690

Oswine

Oswynus rex Cantie

Oswinus rex Cantuariorum

jointly with Swæfberht and Swæfheard

acceded c. 693, seven years after Edric's disposition (Malmesbury 1.15),

died 23 April 725

Wihtred

Wihtredus rex Cantie

Wythredus rex Cantuariorum

Wihtredus rex Cantuariorum

son of Ecgberht I; reigned jointly with Swæfheard

succeeded 725

Alric

no charters

son of Wihtred; succeeded jointly with his brothers Æðelberht II and Eadberht I

725 to 748

Eadberht I

Eadbertus rex Cantuariorum terram dimidii

Ædbeortus rex Cantie

son of Wihtred; reigned jointly with his brothers Æðelberht II and Ælfric

Subject to Mercian overlordship

725 to 762

Æðelberht II

Æthilberhctus rex Cantie

Athelbertus rex

son of Wihtred; reigned jointly with his brothers Eadberht I and Ælfric, and nephew Eardwulf

unknown

Eardwulf

Earduulfus rex Cantuariorum

Eardulfus rex Cantiae

son of Eadberht I; reigned jointly with Æðelberht II; contemporary with Archbishop Cuðbert (740-760)

fl. 762

Eadberht II

Eadberht rex Cantiae

Ædbertus rex

Eadbertus rex Cantie

jointly with Sigered

fl. 762

Sigered

Sigiraed rex Cantiae

Sigeredus rex dimidie partis prouincie Cantuariorum

jointly with Eadberht II

unknown

Eanmund

Eanmundus rex

contemporary with Archbishop Bregowine (761-764)

fl. 764 to 765

Heaberht

Heaberhtus rex Cantie

Heaberhtus rex

jointly with Ecgberht II

fl. 765 to 779

Ecgberht II

Ecgberhtus rex Cantie

Egcberhtus rex Cantiae

Egcberht rex Cantie

Egcberth rex Cantie

Egcberhtus rex

jointly with Heaberht

fl. 784

Ealhmund

Ealmundus rex Canciæ

father of Ecgberht III

Under the direct rule of Offa of Mercia (785–796).

796 to 798, deposed

Eadberht III Præn

no charters; coins:

EADBEARHT REX

Deposed and mutilated by Cœnwulf

acceded 797 or 798,

died 807

Cuðred

Cuthredus Rex Cantiae

Cuðred rex Cantiae

Cuðredus rex cantwariorum

brother of Cœnwulf and Ceolwulf

fl. 809

Cœnwulf

Ceonulfus Christi gracia rex Merciorum atque provincie Cancie

brother of Cuðred and Ceolwulf; also King of Mercia (796-821)

fl. 822 to 823

Ceolwulf

Ceolwulf rex Merciorum vel etiam Contwariorum

Ceolwulf rex Merciorum seu etiam Cantwariorum

brother of Cuðred and Cœnwulf; also King of Mercia (821-823)

deposed in 825

Baldred

no charters; coins:

BALDRED REX CANT

expelled by Æðelwulf in 825

825 to 839

Ecgberht III

Ecgberht rex occidentalium Saxonum necnon et Cantuariorum

son of Ealhmund; reigned in Kent jointly with his son Æðelwulf; also King of Wessex (802-839)

825 to 858

Æðelwulf

Aetheluulf rex

Æðeluulf rex Cantrariorum

Æthelwolf gratia Dei rex Kanciae

Ætheluulf rex Cancie

Aeðeluulf Rex Cancie

Aetheluulf gratia Dei rex occidentalium Saxonum seu etiam Cantuuariorum

Aeðeluulf gratia Dei rex occidentalium Saxonum nec non 7 Cantuariorum

Eðelwulf rex occidentalium Saxonum nec non et Cantuariorum

Eðeluulfus rex Occidentalium Saxonum necnon et Cantuariorum

Æðelulf rex misericordia Dei occidentalium Saxonum ; necnon & Cantuuariorum

jointly with his father Ecgberht III and son Æðelstan; also King of Wessex (839-856)

fl. 839 to 851

Æðelstan I

Edelstan rex Kancie

Ethelstan Rex

Aeðelstan rex

Aedelstan rex

jointly with his father Æðelwulf

fl. 855 to 866

Æðelberht III

Aeðelberht rex

Eþelbearht rex

Eðelbearht rex

Æthelbertus occidentalium Saxonum necnon et Cantuariorum rex

Aeðelbearht rex Occidentalium Saxonum seu Cantuuariorum

Aeðælberht rex Occidentalium Saxonum seu Cantuariorum

Eðelbearht rex occidentalium Saxonum nec non et Cantuariorum

jointly with his father Æðelwulf; also King of Wessex (860-866)

866 to 871

Æðelred I

Eðelred rex occidentalium Saxonum . non et Cantwariorum

Aeðered rex Occidentalium Saxonum necnon et Cantuariorum

son of Æðelwulf; also King of Wessex (866-871)

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