House of Offa
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The House of Offa was the royal dynasty associated with King Offa and his successors, who were central to the political power and expansion of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia in the 8th and early 9th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Offa canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mercian dynasty
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| appliesToTimePeriod |
8th century
ⓘ
early 9th century ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | central and southern England ⓘ |
| country |
Mercia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Mercia
|
| culture | Anglo-Saxon culture ⓘ |
| endTime | early 9th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxons ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Mercian dynasties ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Offa of Mercia ⓘ |
| governmentForm | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Offchurch (associated royal estate)
ⓘ
Tamworth (de facto Mercian royal centre) ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
political structure of Anglo-Saxon England
ⓘ
relations between Mercia and the Church ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Coenwulf of Mercia
ⓘ
surface form:
Cenwulf of Mercia (possible association)
Eadberht Praen (possible association) ⓘ Ecgberht of Mercia (possible) ⓘ Ecgfrith of Mercia ⓘ Offa of Mercia ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Kings of Mercia ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Heptarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Offa’s Dyke through Offa’s reign
ⓘ
central role in Mercian supremacy ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Offa of Mercia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
patronage of the Church in Mercia
ⓘ
strengthening royal authority in Mercia ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | monarchical rule ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mercian dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingship of Mercia
|
| precededBy | earlier Mercian royal lineages ⓘ |
| region |
Midlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Midlands of England
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Mercian dominance over southern English kingdoms
ⓘ
consolidation of power in central England ⓘ expansion of Mercian power in Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Ecgfrith of Mercia
ⓘ
Offa of Mercia ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
later medieval historiography ⓘ medieval charters ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 757 ⓘ |
| territory | Mercia ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.