Offa of Mercia

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Pope_Adrian_I
gptkbp:birth_year c. 730
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._Albans_Abbey
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ecgfrith_of_Mercia
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Charlemagne
gptkbp:cultural_exchange with continental Europe
gptkbp:cultural_impact Anglo-Saxon culture
gptkbp:currency_reform gptkb:Penny
gptkbp:death_year 796
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations alliances with other kingdoms
with the Frankish Empire
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Mercia
gptkbp:economic_policy trade expansion
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:post-Roman_Britain
gptkbp:historical_debate his reign's significance
gptkbp:historical_documentation coins and relics
gptkbp:historical_event key battles and treaties
gptkbp:historical_figures notable contemporaries
gptkbp:historical_impact formation of England
on English law and governance
gptkbp:historical_interpretation varied scholarly views
gptkbp:historical_legacy influence on later kings
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Early_Medieval_England
gptkbp:historical_records charters and documents
gptkbp:historical_significance in the context of British history
unification of Mercia
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Offa of Mercia
gptkbp:influence Anglo-Saxon England
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Offa's_Dyke
gptkbp:language Old English
gptkbp:legacy Offa's Dyke as a border marker
gptkbp:legislation Offa's Law
gptkbp:military_campaign against the Welsh
gptkbp:narrative various accounts of his reign
gptkbp:patronage monasteries
gptkbp:political_impact regional dominance
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Æthelbald_of_Mercia
gptkbp:reform centralized governance
gptkbp:reign 757-796
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Cynethryth
gptkbp:strategy marriage alliances
gptkbp:strength strong army
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Coenwulf_of_Mercia
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Mercia
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England
Bretwalda
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_of_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4