Offa of Mercia
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Offa of Mercia was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king who expanded Mercian dominance across much of England and is best known for commissioning the massive earthwork known as Offa’s Dyke.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Offa of Mercia canonical | 17 |
| King Offa of Mercia | 1 |
| King of Mercia | 1 |
| Offa | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century ruler
ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon monarch ⓘ King of Mercia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Archbishop of Lichfield
ⓘ
surface form:
Lichfield (as an archbishopric under his rule)
|
| borderWith |
Kingdom of Gwent
ⓘ
Kingdom of Powys ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Bedford, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Bedford (disputed)
|
| capital | Tamworth ⓘ |
| category |
8th-century English monarchs
ⓘ
Mercian dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Kings of Mercia
|
| child | Ecgfrith of Mercia ⓘ |
| commissioned |
Offa's Dyke
ⓘ
surface form:
Offa’s Dyke
|
| conflict | Wales ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| correspondedWith | Charlemagne ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Mercia ⓘ |
| created |
Diocese of Lichfield
ⓘ
surface form:
Archbishopric of Lichfield
|
| dateOfDeath | 796 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Mercian dynasty ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxons ⓘ |
| givenName |
Offa of Mercia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Offa
|
| hasPart | royal coinage bearing his name ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Rex Anglorum (in some charters)
ⓘ
Rex Merciorum ⓘ |
| implemented | monetary reforms in Mercia ⓘ |
| influenced | political unification of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| knownFor |
constructing Offa’s Dyke along the Welsh border
ⓘ
expanding Mercian dominance over much of England ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old English ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
asserted overlordship over other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
ⓘ
negotiated trade and diplomatic relations with the Frankish Empire ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Offa's Dyke
ⓘ
surface form:
Offa’s Dyke
|
| placeOfDeath | Offchurch ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Offa of Mercia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Mercia
|
| precededBy | Æthelbald of Mercia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 796 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 757 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| ruledTerritory |
East Anglia
ⓘ
Essex ⓘ Kent ⓘ Mercia ⓘ Sussex ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Cynethryth ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Ecgfrith of Mercia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 8th century ⓘ |
| usedScript | Latin (in charters) ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King Offa of Mercia
this entity surface form:
Offa
this entity surface form:
King of Mercia