Polity Kingdom of Essex

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Was one of the Kingdoms created in England by the Saxons after the end of Roman Britain.

Establishment

  • January 528: The Kingdom of Essex was founded in the 6th century and covered the territory later occupied by the counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Ecgberth of Wessex

Were the conquests by king Ecgberth of Wessex in England.

  • January 826: The last king of Essex was Sigered of Essex and in 825. He ceded the kingdom to Ecgberht, King of Wessex.

Disestablishment

  • January 826: The last king of Essex was Sigered of Essex and in 825. He ceded the kingdom to Ecgberht, King of Wessex.