Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Hlothhere (Old English: Hloþhere; died February 6, 685) was a King of Kent who ruled from 673 to 685.He succeeded his brother Ecgberht I in 673. He must have come into conflict with Mercia, since in 676 the Mercian king Æthelred invaded Kent and caused great destruction; according to Bede, even churches and monasteries were not spared, and Rochester was laid waste.Hlothhere's rule survived this onslaught, however.. }
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- Hlothhere_of_Kent comment "Hlothhere (Old English: Hloþhere; died February 6, 685) was a King of Kent who ruled from 673 to 685.He succeeded his brother Ecgberht I in 673. He must have come into conflict with Mercia, since in 676 the Mercian king Æthelred invaded Kent and caused great destruction; according to Bede, even churches and monasteries were not spared, and Rochester was laid waste.Hlothhere's rule survived this onslaught, however.".