Eadberht I of Kent

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Eadberht I of Kent was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king who ruled part of the Kingdom of Kent and is known primarily from charters and sparse historical records.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Eadberht I of Kent canonical 5
Eadberht II of Kent 2
Eadberht of Kent 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 8th-century English person
Anglo-Saxon monarch
King of Kent
approximateDeathCentury 8th century
associatedWith Anglo-Saxon England
Canterbury
Kentish church
coRuledWith Æðelberht II of Kent
linked to: Eadberht II of Kent
coRulershipType partitioned kingdom
country Kingdom of Kent
dynasty Kentish royal house
ethnicity Anglo-Saxon
floruit 8th century
governmentForm monarchy
grantedPrivilegesTo churches in Kent
historicalEvidence sparse
historicalStatus poorly documented ruler
issued land charters
knownFrom Anglo-Saxon charters
later historical reconstructions
royal charters
languageUsed Old English
likelyBurialPlace Kent (uncertain)
monarchType sub-king within the Heptarchy
partOf Heptarchy period in England
positionHeld King of Kent
possibleFather Wihtred of Kent
predecessor Wihtred of Kent
recordType diplomatic charters
region Southeast England
linked to: South East England
reignedOver western Kent
reignEnd 748
reignStart 725
relative Wihtred of Kent
religion Christianity
ruledDuring early 8th century
siblingOrCloseKinsman Æðelberht II of Kent
sourceLanguageOfRecords Latin
Old English
successor Eardwulf of Kent
territorialDivision shared rule of Kent
title Rex Cantie

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Kent hasRuler Eadberht I of Kent
Kingdom of Kent hasRuler Eadberht II of Kent
linked to: Eadberht I of Kent
King of Kent hasNotableHolder Eadberht I of Kent
King of Kent hasNotableHolder Eadberht II of Kent
linked to: Eadberht I of Kent
Eadberht Praen saidToBeSameAs Eadberht of Kent
linked to: Eadberht I of Kent
Wihtred of Kent child Eadberht I of Kent
Wihtred of Kent successor Eadberht I of Kent
Æthelberht II of Kent sibling Eadberht I of Kent