Kingdom of Kent

Kingdom of Kent was a state in British Isles (Europe) that lasted from c. 455 to 825 CE, about 370 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

The first English kingdom, settled by Jutes. King Aethelberht received Augustine's mission in 597, making Canterbury the seat of the English church. Wessex took it in 825.

See Kingdom of Kent on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 455 to 825 CE

Duration

370 years

Type

State

Region

British Isles, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Canterbury

Events in Europe during its time

• 476 End of the Western Roman Empire
• 541 Plague of Justinian
• 732 Battle of Tours
• 793 Viking raid on Lindisfarne
• 800 Charlemagne crowned emperor

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Hunnic Empire c. 370 to 469 CE
• Carolingian Empire 751 to 843 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE
• Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE
• Kingdom of Wessex c. 519 to 927 CE
• Kingdom of Mercia c. 527 to 918 CE
• First Bulgarian Empire 681 to 1018 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East

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