King Caedwalla

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf King
gptkbp:alliance Scots
Picts
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Winchester_Cathedral
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:King_Oswiu_of_Northumbria
gptkb:King_Ecgfrith_of_Northumbria
gptkb:King_Æthelred_of_Mercia
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence on later kings
gptkbp:descendant Cerdic of Wessex
gptkbp:died 689
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father Cynric
gptkbp:historicalEvent Formation of alliances with other kingdoms
Battle of the River Medway
Conflict with Mercia
Battle of Peonnum
Campaigns against the Saxons
Campaign against the West Saxons
Conquest of Kent
Siege of the Isle of Wight
Unification of the South Saxons
Conflict_with_the_Welsh
Consolidation_of_power_in_southern_England
Establishment_of_Wessex_as_a_dominant_kingdom
Influence_on_the_future_kings_of_England
Conversion_of_the_Isle_of_Wight
Establishment_of_Christianity_in_Wessex
Establishment_of_royal_authority_in_Wessex
Expansion_of_Wessex_influence
Influence_on_the_spread_of_Christianity_in_Britain
Legacy_of_military_strength_in_Wessex
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:Bede's_Ecclesiastical_History
Early Medieval England
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Unification_of_southern_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Caedwalla
gptkbp:knownFor Expansion_of_Wessex_territory
Conquest_of_the_Isle_of_Wight
Military_campaigns_against_the_Britons
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:legacy Considered a saint by some
gptkbp:mother Cwenburh
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Isle_of_Wight
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Veneration_in_Christianity
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:King_Cædwalla_of_Wessex
gptkbp:reign 685
688
685 AD
Late 7th century
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:successor King Ine
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Wessex
Bretwalda
gptkbp:transferFee Yes