Wulfhere of Mercia

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Anglo-Saxon King
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Northumbria
Kent
gptkbp:battle Battle of the Winwaed
gptkbp:birthYear unknown
gptkbp:burialPlace unknown
gptkbp:children gptkb:Aethelred_of_Mercia
Wulfrun
Wulfhad
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Aethelbald_of_Wessex
gptkb:Wulfhere_of_Mercia
gptkb:Oswiu_of_Northumbria
gptkbp:culturalImpact Christianization of Mercia
Influence on later kings
Strengthening_of_Mercian_power
gptkbp:deathYear 675
gptkbp:dynasty Mercian dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Penda_of_Mercia
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:Bede's_Ecclesiastical_History
Early Medieval England
Various charters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wulfhere of Mercia
gptkbp:knownFor Expansion_of_Mercia
gptkbp:legacy Considered a significant king
Part_of_Mercian_royal_lineage
Historical_figure_in_Anglo-Saxon_history
Influence_on_Mercian_culture
Symbol_of_Mercian_strength
gptkbp:mother unknown
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Penda_of_Mercia
gptkbp:reign 658
675
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of the Winwaed
Battle of the Trent
Marriage to Erminhild
Conversion_to_Christianity
Alliance_with_Northumbria
gptkbp:spouse Erminhild
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Aethelred_of_Mercia
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Mercia