Généalogie and Heritage

Source: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy

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1. [OCHTA (-539). Bede records that "Octa" was son of "Oeric cognomento Oisc"[256]. Son of Hengist and father of Oisc according to the genealogy in the Anglian collection. He succeeded his father as king of Kent.] m ---. The name of Ochta's wife is not known. King Ochta & [his wife] had [one child]: a) [EORMENRIC (-[560/80]). Bede names "Irminrici" as son of "Octa"[257]. The sources are contradictory regarding dates. According to William of Malmesbury[258] "to the times of both [King Ochta and King Eormenric] the Chronicles assign fifty-three years". The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the accession of King Æthelberht in 565[259]. However, elsewhere the Chronicle assigns an improbably long reign of fifty three years to Eormenric's son Æthelberht which, assuming the latter did in fact die in 616, would place his father's death in 563. Bede (see below) states that King Æthelberht ruled for fifty-six years, indicating an even earlier accession in 560. The decisive evidence may be provided by the marriage of King Æthelberht which, according to Gregory of Tours, occurred while his father still ruled Kent but which, as explained below, is likely to be dated to [580]. m ---. The name of King Eormenric's wife is not known.] King Eormenric & [his wife] had two children: i) ÆTHELBERHT (after [550]-616). ii) RICULA.

1. [OCHTA (-539). Bede records that "Octa" was son of "Oeric cognomento Oisc"[256]. Son of Hengist and father of Oisc according to the genealogy in the Anglian collection. He succeeded his father as king of Kent.] m ---. The name of Ochta's wife is not known. King Ochta & [his wife] had [one child]:

a) [EORMENRIC (-[560/80]). Bede names "Irminrici" as son of "Octa"[257]. The sources are contradictory regarding dates. According to William of Malmesbury[258] "to the times of both [King Ochta and King Eormenric] the Chronicles assign fifty-three years". The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the accession of King Æthelberht in 565[259]. However, elsewhere the Chronicle assigns an improbably long reign of fifty three years to Eormenric's son Æthelberht which, assuming the latter did in fact die in 616, would place his father's death in 563. Bede (see below) states that King Æthelberht ruled for fifty-six years, indicating an even earlier accession in 560. The decisive evidence may be provided by the marriage of King Æthelberht which, according to Gregory of Tours, occurred while his father still ruled Kent but which, as explained below, is likely to be dated to [580]. m ---. The name of King Eormenric's wife is not known.] King Eormenric & [his wife] had two children:
i) ÆTHELBERHT (after [550]-616).
ii) RICULA.