Oiscingas

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The Oiscingas were the ruling royal dynasty of early medieval Kent, traditionally descended from the legendary founder Oisc.

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Oiscingas canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf royal dynasty
ruling house
associatedWith early English Christianization
mission of Augustine of Canterbury
country Kingdom of Kent
dynasticEnd 8th century
dynasticTitle Kings of Kent
ethnicGroup Jutes
hasAllegedAncestor Hengist
Horsa
hasCapital Canterbury
hasGovernmentType hereditary monarchy
hasLegendaryFounder Oisc of Kent
hasMember Eadbald of Kent
Eadberht II of Kent
Ealhmund of Kent
Ecgberht of Kent
linked to: Ecgberht I of Kent

Eorcenberht of Kent
Hlothhere of Kent
Oisc of Kent
Oswine of Kent
Wihtred of Kent
Æthelberht of Kent
hasPrimaryCity Rochester
hasRoyalHouseStyle House of Oisc
hasTimePeriod 5th century
6th century
7th century
8th century
hasTitleHolder bretwalda Æthelberht of Kent
linked to: Æthelberht of Kent
knownFor producing the first Christian king in Anglo-Saxon England
ruling early medieval Kent
languageOfDynasty Old English
locatedIn Kent
early medieval England
namedAfter Oisc of Kent
notableEvent conversion of Æthelberht of Kent to Christianity
partOf Heptarchy of Anglo-Saxon England
linked to: Heptarchy
politicalSystem monarchy
predecessor Jutish chieftaincies in Kent
region southeast Britain
religion Anglo-Saxon paganism
Christianity
sourceMention Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
successor Mercian overlordship in Kent
West Saxon (Wessex) dominance in Kent

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Kingdom of Kent hasDynasty Oiscingas
King of Kent hasDynasty Oiscingas
Hlothhere of Kent royalHouse Oiscingas