Cuthred of Kent
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Cuðred was a King of Kent
(798–807).
After the revolt of Kent
under Eadberht III Præn
was defeated in 798 by Cœnwulf
, he established Cuðred as a client king. During Cuðred's reign, the Archbishopric of Lichfield
was formally abolished at the Council of Clovesho on October 12, 803, and the Archbishopric of Canterbury
thus regained the status of which Offa of Mercia
had sought to deprive it. Cuðred's reign also saw the first raids of Kent by the Vikings. After his death in 807, Cœnwulf seems to have acted as King of Kent.
Cuðred died in 807, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. He issued coins and charters. His surviving charters are both dated 805 http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+39 http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+40, one precisely to 26 July 805, in the eighth year of his reign, so his accession fell between 27 July 797 and 26 July 798. In two charters http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+157 http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+160 issued by Cœnwulf, King of Mercia, he is described as brother of that king.
Kingdom of Kent
The Kingdom of Kent was a Jutish colony and later independent kingdom in what is now south east England. It was founded at an unknown date in the 5th century by Jutes, members of a Germanic people from continental Europe, some of whom settled in Britain after the withdrawal of the Romans...
(798–807).
After the revolt of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
under Eadberht III Præn
Eadberht III Præn
Eadberht III Præn was the King of Kent from 796 to 798. His brief reign was the result of a rebellion against the hegemony of Mercia, and it marked the last time that Kent existed as an independent kingdom....
was defeated in 798 by Cœnwulf
Coenwulf of Mercia
Coenwulf was King of Mercia from December 796 to 821. He was a descendant of a brother of King Penda, who had ruled Mercia in the middle of the 7th century. He succeeded Ecgfrith, the son of Offa; Ecgfrith only reigned for five months, with Coenwulf coming to the throne in the same year that Offa...
, he established Cuðred as a client king. During Cuðred's reign, the Archbishopric of Lichfield
Lichfield
Lichfield is a cathedral city, civil parish and district in Staffordshire, England. One of eight civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated roughly north of Birmingham...
was formally abolished at the Council of Clovesho on October 12, 803, and the Archbishopric of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
thus regained the status of which Offa of Mercia
Offa of Mercia
Offa was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death in July 796. The son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, Offa came to the throne after a period of civil war following the assassination of Æthelbald after defeating the other claimant Beornred. In the early years of Offa's reign it is likely...
had sought to deprive it. Cuðred's reign also saw the first raids of Kent by the Vikings. After his death in 807, Cœnwulf seems to have acted as King of Kent.
Cuðred died in 807, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. He issued coins and charters. His surviving charters are both dated 805 http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+39 http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+40, one precisely to 26 July 805, in the eighth year of his reign, so his accession fell between 27 July 797 and 26 July 798. In two charters http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+157 http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=seek&query=S+160 issued by Cœnwulf, King of Mercia, he is described as brother of that king.