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In the 2004 edition of the Roman Martyrology, he is listed under his date of death, 24 February, with the citation: 'King of Kent, converted by St Augustine, bishop, the first leader of the English people to do so'. [59] The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark, which contains Kent, commemorates him on 25 February. [60]
Æthelbert II (Old English: Æðelberht; c. 725–762) was king of Kent. Upon the death of his father Wihtred, [1] the kingdom was ruled by Æthelbert II and his brothers Eadberht I and Alric. Æthelbert seems to have outlived both of his brothers and later reigned jointly with his nephew Eardwulf.
King Eorcenberht of Kent seized the rule of Kent in 640 in precedence to his elder brother Eormenred.Both were sons of Eadbald of Kent (r. c. 616–640). The legend, contained in a Latin Passio, tells that Eormenred and his wife Oslafa had several children including the two sons Aethelred and Aethelberht, and a daughter Eormenbeorg, also known as Domne Eafe.
Saint Ethelbert the King can refer to one of two different canonized kings of that name: Æthelberht II of East Anglia d. 20 May 794. Martyred. Æthelberht of Kent c. 550 – 24 February 616. Anglo-Saxon king converted to Christianity by Augustine of Canterbury
The Supreme Court in 2017 ruled for a Black death row inmate who was sentenced after an expert witness testified he was statistically more likely to act violently in the future because of his race.
Eadbald became king of Kent on the death of his father on 24 February 616, or possibly 618. Although Æthelberht had been Christian since around 600 and his wife Bertha was also Christian, Eadbald was a pagan and led a strong reaction against the Gregorian mission, refusing to be baptised and marrying his stepmother, Æthelberht's second wife.
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