King Æthelberht of Kent

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/King_Æthelberht_of_Kent
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
Anglo-Saxon monarch
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Augustine_of_Canterbury
gptkb:Canterbury
gptkb:Gregory_the_Great
gptkbp:birthDate c. 560
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Martin's_Church,_Canterbury
gptkbp:child gptkb:Eadbald_of_Kent
gptkbp:deathDate 24 February 616
gptkbp:father gptkb:Eormenric_of_Kent
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Kent
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Æthelberht of Kent
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:notableEvent First English king to convert to Christianity
Promulgated earliest surviving English law code
Received Augustine of Canterbury
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Æthelberht's_Law_Code
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Eormenric_of_Kent
gptkbp:region gptkb:Kent
gptkbp:reignEnd 24 February 616
gptkbp:reignStart c. 589
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Bertha_of_Kent
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Eadbald_of_Kent
gptkbp:title gptkb:Bretwalda
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:St_Augustine_of_Canterbury
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5