Aethelbert of Kent

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:King
gptkbp:alliance Marriage to Bertha of Kent
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Augustine_of_Canterbury
gptkbp:birth_year c. 550
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St_Augustine's_Abbey
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Pope_Gregory_I
gptkbp:cultural_contribution Support of the Church
Promoter of Christianity
gptkbp:cultural_impact Spread of Christianity
gptkbp:cultural_influence Christianization of Kent
gptkbp:cultural_symbol Christian king
gptkbp:death_year 616
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Eadbald_of_Kent
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Icel
gptkbp:era Early Middle Ages
gptkbp:father gptkb:Eormenric_of_Kent
gptkbp:historical_context Anglo-Saxon period
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Bede's_Ecclesiastical_History
gptkbp:historical_figure Key figure in early English history
gptkbp:historical_impact Influence on future monarchs
gptkbp:historical_legacy Foundation of Christianity in England
Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England
gptkbp:historical_period 7th century
gptkbp:historical_role gptkb:Unifier_of_Kent
gptkbp:historical_significance Promoted Christianity in England
First Christian king in England
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aethelbert of Kent
gptkbp:influence Anglo-Saxon England
gptkbp:known_for First English king to convert to Christianity
gptkbp:language Old English
gptkbp:legacy Christianity in England
gptkbp:mother gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:notable_event Conversion to Christianity
gptkbp:political_position King of Kent
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Eormenric_of_Kent
gptkbp:region gptkb:Kent
gptkbp:reign 616
560
56 years
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Bertha_of_Kent
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:sacraments gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Bertha_of_Kent
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Eadbald_of_Kent
gptkbp:title King of Kent
King of the Kentish people
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ethelfrith_of_Northumbria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6