Editing Duke of Kent (section)

==Earliest history==
A title associated with Kent first appears anciently with the [[Kingdom of Kent]] (or Cantware), one of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms that later merged to form the [[Kingdom of England]]. The [[Kings of Kent|Kings of Cantware]] (or Kent) date back to about 449. After 825, when the Kingdom of Kent was taken over by [[Egbert of Wessex|Egbert, King of Wessex]], Kent became a dependency of [[Kingdom of Wessex|Wessex]] and was ruled by sub-kings, usually related to the Wessex rulers. The titular kingship became something like the heir-apparent's title, as Aethelwulf, Egbert's son, became King of Kent in 825. By 860, Kent lost its status as a kingdom, becoming absorbed into Wessex.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsBritain/EnglandKent.htm|title=Kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxons – Kent|first=P L|last=Kessler|website=historyfiles.co.uk}}</ref>