Edwin of Northumbria

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Kentish_Kingdom
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Hatfield_Chase
gptkbp:birthYear c. 586
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:York_Minster
gptkbp:children Aethelwynn
Eadfrith
Eadwynn
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Paulinus_of_York
gptkb:Oswald_of_Northumbria
gptkb:Aidan_of_Lindisfarne
gptkbp:culturalContribution Christianization of Northumbria
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Unity_of_Northumbria
gptkbp:culturalImpact Spread_of_Christianity_in_Northern_England
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Patron_of_the_church
gptkbp:deathYear 633
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Ivar
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Heptarchy
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Death_at_the_Battle_of_Hatfield_Chase
gptkbp:historicalFigures Prominent_in_early_English_history
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influence_on_the_spread_of_Christianity
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Symbol_of_Christian_kingship
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Bede's_Ecclesiastical_History
Early Medieval England
Associated_with_the_rise_of_Northumbria_as_a_power
Bede's_account_of_his_reign
gptkbp:historicalRole gptkb:Unifier_of_Northumbria
gptkbp:historicalSignificance The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Unification of Northumbria
Key figure in the early medieval period.
Remembered as a saint in some traditions
Influence_on_the_church_in_Northumbria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edwin of Northumbria
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_future_Northumbrian_kings
gptkbp:militaryRank Campaign_against_the_Scots
Campaign_against_the_Picts
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Hatfield_Chase
gptkbp:notableFeature Contributed_to_the_establishment_of_Christianity_in_England
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Marriage_to_Aethelburh
Diplomacy with neighboring kingdoms
gptkbp:politicalRole King
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Æthelfrith_of_Northumbria
gptkbp:reign 616-632
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Aethelburh_of_Kent
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Osric_of_Northumbria
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Northumbria
Bretwalda
gptkbp:transferFee c. 627