Hlothhere of Kent

His parents were Eorcenberht of Kent and Seaxburh of Ely, the daughter of Anna of East Anglia.

[2] In 676 the Mercian king Æthelred invaded Kent and caused great destruction;[3] according to Bede, even churches and monasteries were not spared, and Rochester was laid waste.

He appears for a time to have reigned jointly with his nephew Eadric, son of Ecgberht I, since a code of laws still extant was issued under both their names.

In 685, Eadric went into exile and led the South Saxons against Hlothhere, who was defeated and died of his wounds[citation needed].

The information is derived from Bede, but Hlothhere is the earliest Kentish king for whom genuine charters survive.