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- Offa_of_Mercia abstract "Offa was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 757 until his death in July 796. The son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, Offa came to the throne after a period of civil war following the assassination of Æthelbald. Offa defeated the other claimant, Beornred. In the early years of Offa's reign, it is likely that he consolidated his control of midland peoples such as the Hwicce and the Magonsæte. Taking advantage of instability in the kingdom of Kent to establish himself as overlord, Offa also controlled Sussex by 771, though his authority did not remain unchallenged in either territory. In the 780s he extended Mercian supremacy over most of southern England, allying with Beorhtric of Wessex, who married Offa's daughter Eadburh, and regained complete control of the southeast. He also became the overlord of East Anglia and had King Æthelberht II of East Anglia beheaded in 794, perhaps for rebelling against him.Offa was a Christian king who came into conflict with the Church, particularly with Jaenberht, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Offa managed to persuade Pope Adrian I to divide the archdiocese of Canterbury in two, creating a new archdiocese of Lichfield. This reduction in the power of Canterbury may have been motivated by Offa's desire to have an archbishop consecrate his son Ecgfrith of Mercia as king, since it is possible Jaenberht refused to perform the ceremony, which took place in 787. Offa had a dispute with the Bishop of Worcester, which was settled in the Council of Brentford in 781.Many surviving coins from Offa's reign carry elegant depictions of him, and the artistic quality of these images exceeds that of the contemporary Frankish coinage. Some of his coins carry images of his wife, Cynethryth — the only Anglo-Saxon queen ever depicted on a coin. Only three gold coins of Offa's have survived: one is a copy of an Abbasid dinar of 774 and carries Arabic text on one side, with "Offa Rex" on the other side. The gold coins are of uncertain use but may have been struck to be used as alms or for gifts to Rome.Many historians regard Offa as the most powerful Anglo-Saxon king before Alfred the Great. His dominance never extended to Northumbria, though he gave his daughter Ælfflæd in marriage to the Northumbrian king Æthelred I in 792. Historians once saw his reign as part of a process leading to a unified England, but this is no longer the majority view. In the words of a recentTemplate:When? historian: "Offa was driven by a lust for power, not a vision of English unity; and what he left was a reputation, not a legacy." Offa died in 796; his son, Ecgfrith, succeeded him, but reigned for less than five months before Coenwulf of Mercia became king.".
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- Offa_of_Mercia birthDate "ca. 730".
- Offa_of_Mercia burialPlace Bedford.
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- Offa_of_Mercia comment "Offa was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 757 until his death in July 796. The son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, Offa came to the throne after a period of civil war following the assassination of Æthelbald. Offa defeated the other claimant, Beornred. In the early years of Offa's reign, it is likely that he consolidated his control of midland peoples such as the Hwicce and the Magonsæte.".
- Offa_of_Mercia label "Offa (król Mercji)".
- Offa_of_Mercia label "Offa da Mércia".
- Offa_of_Mercia label "Offa de Mercia".
- Offa_of_Mercia label "Offa de Mercie".
- Offa_of_Mercia label "Offa di Mercia".
- Offa_of_Mercia label "Offa of Mercia".
- Offa_of_Mercia label "Offa von Mercien".
- Offa_of_Mercia label "Offa".
- Offa_of_Mercia label "Оффа (король Мерсии)".
- Offa_of_Mercia label "أوفا (ملك)".
- Offa_of_Mercia label "奥法 (麦西亚)".
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- Offa_of_Mercia sameAs Offa_von_Mercien.
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- Offa_of_Mercia sameAs Offa_de_Mercia.
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- Offa_of_Mercia sameAs Offa_di_Mercia.
- Offa_of_Mercia sameAs Offa.
- Offa_of_Mercia sameAs Offa_(król_Mercji).