Eadbald of Kent

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Eadbald of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for initially rejecting but later embracing Christianity, helping to secure the religion’s establishment in his kingdom.

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Label Occurrences
Eadbald of Kent canonical 7
King Eadbald of Kent 2

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon monarch ⓘ
human ⓘ
king ⓘ
associatedWith Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
burialPlace Kent ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 7th century ⓘ
changedReligionPolicy restoration of support for Christianity in Kent ⓘ
child Eanswith ⓘ
Eorcenberht of Kent ⓘ
Eormenred of Kent ⓘ
country Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
dynasty Kentish royal house ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jutes ⓘ
father Æthelberht of Kent ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRegion Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
knownFor breaking with the Roman mission after his father’s death ⓘ
later cooperating with the Gregorian mission ⓘ
language Old English ⓘ
mother Bertha of Kent ⓘ
name Eadbald of Kent ⓘ
notableEvent conversion to Christianity during his reign ⓘ
notableFor initially rejecting Christianity ⓘ
later embracing Christianity ⓘ
supporting the establishment of Christianity in Kent ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Kent ⓘ
positionHeld King of Kent ⓘ
predecessorReligionPolicy support of Roman mission by Æthelberht of Kent ⓘ
regionRuled southeast England ⓘ
reignEnd 640 ⓘ
reignStart 616 ⓘ
relative Saint Ethelburga of Kent ⓘ
linked to: Saint Ethelburga
religion Christianity ⓘ
paganism ⓘ
source Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ
spouse Emma of Austrasia ⓘ
Ymme ⓘ
succeeded Æthelberht of Kent ⓘ
successor Eorcenberht of Kent ⓘ
title King of the Kentish ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

Kingdom of Kent → hasRuler → Eadbald of Kent ⓘ
Æthelberht of Kent → child → Eadbald of Kent ⓘ
Bertha of Kent → child → Eadbald of Kent ⓘ
Laurence of Canterbury → associatedWith → King Eadbald of Kent ⓘ
linked to: Eadbald of Kent
King of Kent → hasNotableHolder → Eadbald of Kent ⓘ
Æthelburg of Kent → sibling → Eadbald of Kent ⓘ
Oiscingas → hasMember → Eadbald of Kent ⓘ
Lyminge → associatedWith → King Eadbald of Kent ⓘ
linked to: Eadbald of Kent
Eadbald of Kent → name → Eadbald of Kent ⓘ