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Kings of Kent

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Kings of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Most of the dates of reigns below have multiple alternate values, the sources being in disagreement. Sources mention multiple rulers, as "underkings", although the exact nature of the relationships is not clear.

The names are given in modern English form followed by the names and titles (as far as is known) in contemporary Anglo-Saxon English and Latin, being the prevalent/('official') languages of the time.

This was a time when spellings varied widely, even within a document. A number of variations of the details below exist. Amongst these are the preference between þ and ð (hard and soft 'th').

List of Kings of Cantware (Kent)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office, irrespective of status of that office)


Reign Incumbent Notes
c.455 to c.488Hengest
(Hengist)
HENGEST VVIHTGILSING CANTVVARE CYNING
HENGEST REX CANTVVARVM
Sometime joint-king with his brother Horsa
c455 (or 449) to 488HorsaHORSA VVIHTGILSING CANTVVARE CYNING
HORSA REX CANTVVARVM
Joint-king with his brother Hengest; killed in battle
488 to 512/516Oisc
(Oesc, Aesc, Oeric)
ÆSC HENGESTING CANTVVARE CYNING
ÆSC REX CANTVVARVM
 
512/516 to 534/540Octa
(Octha )
OCTA ÆSCING CANTVVARE CYNING
OCTA REX CANTVVARVM
 
534/540 to 564/580Eormenric EORMENRIC OCTING CANTVVARE CYNING
EORMENRIC REX CANTVVARVM
 
564/580 to 24 February 616ÆthelbertÆÞELBRYHT EORMENRICING CANTVVARE CYNING
ÆÞELBRYHT REX CANTVVARVM
 
February 616 to 20 January 640EadbaldEADBALD ÆÞELBRYHTING CANTVVARE CYNING
EADBALD REX CANTVVARVM
 
January 640 to 14 July 664EorcenberhtEORCENBRYHT EADBALDING CANTVVARE CYNING
EORCENBRYHT REX CANTVVARVM
 
July 664 to 4 July 673EgbertECGBRYHT EARCONBRYHTING CANTVVARE CYNING
ECGBRYHT REX CANTVVARVM
 
July 673 to 6 February 685HlothhereHLOÞHERE EARCONBRYHTING CANTVVARE CYNNING
HLOÞHERE REX CANTVVARVM
 
February 685 to August 686EadricEADRIC ECGBRYHTING CANTVVARE CYNING
EADRIC REX CANTVVARVM
 
686 to 687Mul, Sub-King of Kent   
688 to 690Oswine OSVVINI CANTVVARE CYNING
OSVVINI REX CANTVVARVM
In conflict with Hlothhere from 673
676 and 692Swaefhard
(Suaebhard ; Webhard )
SVVÆFHARD CANTVVARE CYNING
SVVÆFHARD REX CANTVVARVM
 
late690 to 23 April 725WihtredVVIHTRED ECGBRYHTING CANTVVARE CYNING
VVIHTRED REX CANTVVARVM
 
725 (or 754?) to 748 (or 762?)Eadbert I EADBRYHT VVIHTREDING CANTVVARE CYNING
EADBRYHT REX CANTVVARVM
 
725 to 730Æthelbert IIÆÞELBRYHT VVIHTREDING CANTVVARE CYNING
ÆÞELBRYHT REX CANTVVARVM
 
Subject to Mercian overlordship
730 to 762Æthelbert IIÆÞELBRYHT VVIHTREDING CANTVVARE CYNING
ÆÞELBRYHT REX CANTVVARVM
(contd.)
c.747 to c.765?Eardwulf EARDVVLF EADBRYHTING CANTVVARE CYNING
EARDVVLF REX CANTVVARVM
 
759 to c.764Sigered SIGERED CANTVVARE CYNING
SIGERED REX CANTVVARVM
 
c.762 to 764Eanmund EANMVND CANTVVARE CYNING
EANMVND REX CANTVVARVM
?Same as Ealhmund below
c.764 to c.771Heaberht HEABRYHT CANTVVARE CYNING
HEABERHT REX CANTVVARVM
 
764 to c.784Egbert IIECGRIHT CANTVVARE CYNING
ECGRIHT REX CANTVVARVM
 
c.784 to c.785EalhmundEALHMVND CANTVVARE CYNING
EALHMVND REX CANTVVARVM
 
Conquered and ruled by Offa of Mercia (785796).
796 to 798Eadbert IIEADBRYHT PRÆN CANTVVARE CYNING
EADBRYHT REX CANTVVARVM
Deposed and mutilated by Coenwulf of Mercia
c.798 to 807CuthredCVÞRED CANTVVARE CYNING
CVÞRED REX CANTVVARVM
Probably puppet king
798? or 807?Eadwald EADVVALD CANTVVARE CYNING
EADVVALD REX CANTVVARVM
Reigned briefly around one of the dates indicated
c.807? to 825Baldred BALDRED CANTVVARE CYNING
BALDRED REX CANTVVARVM
Expelled by Egbert of Wessex
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