Æthelberht of Kent
King of Kent
Æthelberht was King of Kent from about 589 until his death. The eighth-century monk Bede, in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People, lists him as the third king to hold imperium over other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Wikipedia
Born: 560 AD, Kingdom of Kent
Died: February 24, 616 AD (age 56 years), Kent, United Kingdom
Children: Eadbald of Kent, Æthelburh of Kent, and Æðelwald
Spouse: Bertha of Kent
Place of burial: St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Parents: Eormenric of Kent
Grandchildren: Eorcenberht of Kent, Eanflæd, Eormenred of Kent, and more
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