Kingdom of Essex
former kingdom on the island of Britain (527–825 CE) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kingdom of the East Saxons (Old English: Ēast Seaxna Rīce), was also called the Kingdom of Essex. It was one of the seven kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. Essex was founded in the 6th century. The kingdom of Essex covered the area of the modern English counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and (for a short while) Kent. Kings of Essex frequently found themselves under the control of other Anglo-Saxon overlords. The territory of the East Saxons included the two Roman provincial capitals of Colchester and, for a time, London. In the Tribal Hidage the East Saxons were listed at 7,000 hides.
Quick Facts Ēastseaxna rīce (Old English)Regnum Orientalium Saxonum (Latin), Capital ...
Kingdom of the East Saxons | |||||||||
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527–825 | |||||||||
Capital | London | ||||||||
Common languages | Old English, Latin | ||||||||
Religion | Anglo-Saxon paganism, Christianity | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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• 527–587 | Æscwine (first) | ||||||||
• 798–825 | Sigered (last) | ||||||||
Legislature | Witenagemot | ||||||||
Historical era | Heptarchy | ||||||||
• Established | 527 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 825 | ||||||||
Currency | Sceat | ||||||||
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