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Persoonlijke gegevens Wihtred van Kent 

• Hij is geboren rond 670.
• Hij is overleden op 23 april 725.
• De biologische vader is Egbert 1 van Kent
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 25 december 2019.

Gezin van Wihtred van Kent

Kind(eren):

1. Aelfric van Kent  ± 710-< 784 

Notities over Wihtred van Kent

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9. Wihtred van Kent (ca. 670 – 23 april 725) was een zoon van Egbert I van Kent. Hij werd in 690 koning van Kent in opvolging van Oswine. Hij was driemaal getrouwd.
Zijn vader overleed toen hij jong was en Kent was gedurende een aantal jaren het toneel van oorlog tussen zijn oudere broers en zijn oom. Wessex profiteerde van de situatie en de broer van de koning van Wessex werd een paar jaar koning in Kent. Een verre neef van Withred leidt een opstand, doodt de nieuwe koning en wordt zelf koning. Volgens sommige bronnen regeerde hij al sinds 687 in opvolging van zijn broer Eadric. In 694 sluit hij vrede met Wessex. Kent betaalt een schadeloosstelling in geld en land aan de grens voor de dood van de koning uit Wessex bij de opstand. In datzelfde jaar doet Wihtred een schenking aan de abdij van Minster in Thanet. In 695 schenkt hij land aan St Augustinus te Canterbury.
In 695 vaardigt Wihtred wetgeving uit die de positie van de kerk versterkt. Zo wordt de kerk vrijgesteld van belastingen, wordt de oude godsdienst verboden en zijn er wetten tegen werken op zondag, buitenkerkelijke huwelijken, het breken van het vasten, etc. Ook is er wetgeving over het gebruik van eden door de verschillende sociale klassen, waarbij een bisschop gelijk wordt ingeschaald als de koning. Er zijn sterke aanwijzingen voor nauwe samenwerking met Wessex waar in diezelfde tijd vrijwel identieke wetten zijn uitgevaardigd.

Wihtred was driemaal gehuwd, met Cyngeth, Aethetburh en Werburh. Bij zijn overlijden liet hij drie zoons na, die hem gezamenlijk opvolgden

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WIHTRED ([670]-23 Apr 725). Bede records that "Uictred…filius Ecgberti" was unable to succeed immediately on the death of "Edric filius Ecgberti" because "kings of doubtful title, foreigners, for some time wasted the kingdom", before he succeeded in imposing his rule[365]. He was chosen as WIHTRED King of Kent in 690 after the period of chaos which followed the invasion of Kent by Cædwalla King of Wessex. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that the continuing dispute with Wessex which followed the murder of Mul, brother of King Cædwalla, was settled by payment of "thirty thousands" (the unit of currency is not named) compensation by the Kentishmen to Ine King of Wessex in 694[366]. "Uuihtredus rex Cantie" made a joint grant of land at Thanet, Kent to Æbba abbess of Minster-in-Thanet with "Kinigitha regina coniuge mea" by charter dated 694[367]. King Wihtred issued a legal code in an assembly of nobles and clergy in 695, relating mainly to matters of ecclesiastical interest including complete exemption from taxation for the church, attributed by Stenton to the powerful influence of Berhtwald (previously abbot of Reculver) who was chosen to succeed Theodore as archbishop of Canterbury 1 Jul 692[368]. "Wihtredus rex Cantie" and his wife Æthelburga granted land at Littlebourne, Kent to St Augustine by charter dated [696 or Mar 711] and "Wihtredus rex Cantuariorum" and his wife Æthelburga granted land to "Eabbe abbatissa" by charter dated 697[369]. Finally, "Whytredus rex Cantie" and "Werburga regina" jointly made land grants in Kent dated 699[370]. This rapid succession of charters in which King Wihtred names three different queens suggests the possibility that his marriages were polygamous, although as pointed out below the name of his third wife may have been a misreading for Æthelburga. Bede records the death "IX Kal Mai" in 725 of "Uictred filius Ecgberti rex Cantuariorum" after reigning for 34 years and one half[371]. m firstly KINIGITHA, daughter of ---. "Kinigitha regina coniuge mea" made a joint grant of land at Thanet, Kent with "Uuihtredus rex Cantie" dated 694367. m secondly ÆTHELBURGA, daughter of ---. "Adelburga coniunx mea" and "Æthilburgæ reginæ" subscribed two charters of "Wihtredus rex Cantie" dated 696 and 697369. m thirdly WERBURGA, daughter of ---. "Whytredus rex Cantie" and "Werburga regina" made land grants in Kent dated 699370. It is possible that the name "Werburga" was a copyist's error for "Æthelburga". King Wihtred & his [first/second/third] wife had two children:

a) ÆTHELBERHT (-762[372]). Bede names "Aedilberctum, Eadberctum et Alricum" as the three sons of "Uictred filius Ecgberti rex Cantuariorum"[373]. "Æthelbertus filius regis Wihtredi" granted property to abbess Mildred by charter dated 11 Jul 724, consented to by "Eadbertus ad petitionem germani sui Æthelberti"[374]. He succeeded his father in 725 as ÆTHELBERHT II joint King of Kent, ruling jointly with his brother Eadberht. Yorke says that, according to charter evidence, Æthelberht was the older of the two brothers[375], but this is not apparent from the charters referred to below. "Æthilberht rex Cantuariorum" granted fishing rights and land at Broomhill, Kent to the abbey of Lyminge St Mary by charter dated 741[376]. "Æthilberchtus rex Cantie" subscribed a charter of "Eardulfus rex Cantuariorum" dated 748 which granted land in Kent to the church of Rochester St Andrew's[377]. He continued to rule after the death of his brother Eadberht. "Æthilbertus rex Cantiæ" wrote to Boniface, dated [748/54][378]. "Æthilberhctus rex Cantie" exchanged pasture rights for use of a mill with St Augustine's, Canterbury, by charter dated 762[379]. Canterbury was burned during his reign[380].

b) EADBERHT ([700]-[748] or after [762/63]). Bede names "Aedilberctum, Eadberctum et Alricum" as the three sons of "Uictred filius Ecgberti rex Cantuariorum"[381]. "Æthelbertus filius regis Wihtredi" granted property to abbess Mildred by charter dated 11 Jul 724, consented to by "Eadbertus ad petitionem germani sui Æthelberti"[382]. He succeeded his father in 725 as EADBERHT joint King of Kent, ruling jointly with his brother Æthelberht. "Eadbertus rex Cantuariorum" granted land to "Mildrithe abbatisse" by charter dated 727[383]. "Eadberht rex Cantuariorum" granted land at Stoke-in-Hoo, Kent to bishop Ealdwulf by charter dated 738[384]. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records King Eadberht's death in 748[385]. However, there must be some doubt about the accuracy of this date as "Eadbertus rex Cantuariorum" granted land at Monheham, Kent to St Augustine's, Canterbury by charter dated [762/63], and "Eadberht rex Cantiæ" also subscribed a charter of "Sigiræd rex Cantiæ" dated 762[386], although it is possible that these two references relate to a second King Eadberht about whom no other information has been found. Alternatively, they may refer to King Heahbert or King Ecgberht (see below). According to Florence of Worcester’s genealogies, "frater suus Eadberhtus qui et Pren" succeeded on the death of "Æthelberhtum"[387], which would also place Eadberht’s death after [762/63]. However, it is likely that Florence has confused Eadberht, son of Wihtred, both with Ecgberht King of Kent (who succeeded in [765]) and with Eadberht "Præn" King of Kent (who succeeded in [796]), both of whom are shown below. m ---. The name of Eadberht's wife is not known. Eadberht & [his wife] had one child:

i) EARDULF (-after 760). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. He ruled as joint king of Kent with his father and uncle[388]. "Eardulfus rex Cantuariorum" granted land at Petteridge and Lindridge, Kent to Rochester St Andrew's by charter dated 748, subscribed by "Æthilberchtus rex Cantie"[389]. "Æarduulfo rege Cantiæ" wrote a letter to Lullus with Eardulf Bishop of Rochester, dated to [760/78] in the compilation although the basis for this dating is not clear from the text[390].

King Wihtred & his third wife had one child:

c) EALRICH (-after 762). Bede names "Aedilberctum, Eadberctum et Alricum" as the three sons of "Uictred filius Ecgberti rex Cantuariorum"[391]. "Ælrico filio nostro" subscribed his parents' charter dated 699[392]. He succeeded his brother in 762 as EALRICH joint King of Kent. According to William of Malmesbury[393], King Ealrich reigned for thirty four years but this seems unlikely given the likely birth dates of the sons of King Wihtred.

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