Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Historical Figure
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| gptkbp:alliance |
Alliance_with_Northumbria
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Pope_Honorius_I
|
| gptkbp:battle |
Battle of Chester
|
| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Whitby_Abbey
|
| gptkbp:children |
Aethelwynn
|
| gptkbp:contemporary |
gptkb:Oswald_of_Northumbria
|
| gptkbp:culturalContribution |
Support for monasteries
|
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
Promoter_of_Christianity
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influence on later kings
|
| gptkbp:culturalInfluence |
Spread_of_Christianity_in_Mercia
|
| gptkbp:defeated |
gptkb:Penda_of_Mercia
|
| gptkbp:diedIn |
Battle of Maserfield
|
| gptkbp:dynasty |
gptkb:House_of_Icel
|
| gptkbp:father |
gptkb:Aethelfrith_of_Northumbria
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
7th century England
Context of early medieval politics |
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Key events during his reign
|
| gptkbp:historicalFigures |
Contemporaries like Aethelbald
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Formation_of_early_English_identity
|
| gptkbp:historicalLegacy |
Symbol_of_unity_in_early_England
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:Bede's_Ecclesiastical_History
Early Medieval England Various interpretations of his reign Debate over his martyrdom Featured_in_Anglo-Saxon_chronicles |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Documented in various historical records
Influence on church-state relations Recognized in various historical texts Key_figure_in_Anglo-Saxon_history Significant_figure_in_the_unification_of_England. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Edwin of Mercia
|
| gptkbp:influence |
Christianization of England
|
| gptkbp:influenceOn |
Subsequent_rulers_of_Mercia
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| gptkbp:isInChargeOf |
gptkb:Mercia
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Political and military leadership
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Considered a martyr by some
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Use of cavalry
Alliances with neighboring kingdoms Campaigns against Welsh kingdoms |
| gptkbp:mother |
gptkb:Aethelburh_of_Kent
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
Unification of Mercia
|
| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
Opposition from rival kings
Alliance_with_Kent Strengthening_of_Mercian_power |
| gptkbp:politicalRole |
Unifier of various tribes
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Penda_of_Mercia
|
| gptkbp:reign |
16 years
c. 616 c. 632 |
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Christianity
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
Political alliance
Cynwise |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Penda_of_Mercia
|
| gptkbp:title |
King
|
| gptkbp:titleHeld |
gptkb:King_of_the_Northumbrians
|
| gptkbp:wasFoundedIn |
gptkb:Mercia
|