King Æthelbert of Kent

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf King
gptkbp:alliance Marriage_to_Bertha_of_Kent
gptkbp:birthYear c. 550
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Augustine's_Abbey
gptkbp:children gptkb:Aethelburh
Aethelwynn
Eadbald of Kent
Eormenred
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Patron_saint_of_Kent
Christian_unity_in_England
gptkbp:culturalImpact Promoted literacy and education
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Spread_of_Christianity_in_England
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Symbol_of_early_English_kingship
gptkbp:deathYear 616
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Ivar
gptkbp:father gptkb:King_Eormenric_of_Kent
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Post-Roman_Britain
gptkbp:historicalEvent Synod of Whitby
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:historicalImpact gptkb:Foundation_of_the_Church_of_England
Impact_on_the_development_of_English_law
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Influence_on_future_English_monarchs
Legacy_of_religious_tolerance_in_Kent
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Bede's_Ecclesiastical_History
Early Middle Ages
Associated_with_St._Augustine_of_Canterbury
gptkbp:historicalRole Unifier_of_Kentish_tribes
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
First king to issue a written code of laws
Key_figure_in_the_Christianization_of_England
Recognized_as_a_saint_by_the_Catholic_Church
Influenced_the_spread_of_monasticism_in_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Æthelbert of Kent
gptkbp:influence Christian_missionaries
gptkbp:knownFor First English king to convert to Christianity
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:militaryRank Conflict with the West Saxons
gptkbp:mother Queen of Kent
gptkbp:notableEvent Council of Canterbury
Conversion_to_Christianity
Establishment_of_Christianity_in_Kent
gptkbp:notableFeature Legal reforms
Contributed_to_the_establishment_of_the_English_church
gptkbp:politicalPosition Allied_with_Mercia
gptkbp:predecessor King Æthelberht of Kent
gptkbp:reign 616
560
Monarchical
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Pope_Gregory_I
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Bertha_of_Kent
gptkbp:successor gptkb:King_Eadbald_of_Kent
gptkbp:territory Kent
gptkbp:title King of Kent