King of Kent, Hengest of Kent

Birth Name King of Kent, Hengest of Kent 1 2a 3 4a
Gramps ID I37941
Gender male

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Death [E48776] 488    
5 2b 3 4b
_FA1 [E48777]   Acceded: 455. A Frisian in the service of King Hnaef of the Jutes.  
5a 1a 2c 3 4c
_FA2 [E48778]   Had served in the Roman Legions under Valentian III.  
5 2d 3 4d
_FA3 [E48779] 451 Prob. fought at the Battle of Chalons (in Romano-Goth forces) vs. Attila the Hun  
5 2e 3 4e
_FA4 [E48780]   Took service w/ Vortigern K of Britons vs. Picts & Irish.  
5 2f 3 4f
_FA5 [E48781]   Conducted Vortigern’s defense against Ambrosius Aurelianus, or “King Arthur”.  
5 2g 3 4g
_FA6 [E48782]   Asked Vortigern to enlarge his forces to deal with Arthur; Vortigern assented.  
5 2h 3 4h
_FA7 [E48783]   Thus began the “Saxon invasion” of England.  
5 2i 3 4i
_FA8 [E48784]   Cunning & crooked diplomatist rather than hero.  
5 2j 3 4j
_FA9 [E48785]   Left his mission to deal w/ Picts & irish near Hadrian’s Wall.  
5 2k 3 4k
_FA10 [E48786]   This caused Vortigern to abdicate to his (Vortigern's) son.  
5 2l 3 4l
_FA11 [E48787]   Refused to heed Vortimer’s order that he leave Britain.  
5 2m 3 4m
_FA12 [E48788]   Est. himself in Kent & fought at least 4 battles with Arthur over 18 years.  
5 2n 3 4n
_FA13 [E48789]   Gained Essex, Middlesex & Sussex aft his massacre of British chiefs.  
5 2o 3 4o

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Wihgils [I39258]
         King of Kent, Hengest of Kent [I37941] 488

Families

    Family of King of Kent, Hengest of Kent [F16070]
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
King of Kent, Oisc\Oeric (Aesc) [I37940]about 512

Pedigree

  1. Wihgils [I39258]
    1. King of Kent, Hengest of Kent
        1. King of Kent, Oisc\Oeric (Aesc) [I37940]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science: University of Hull Royal Database (England) [S424612]
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  2. large-G675.FTW [S468232]
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  3. large-G675.FTW [S430699]
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  5. G.P. Baker: Fighting Kings of Wessex [S422383]
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