Conversion560
Kent becomes the 1st Anglo-Saxon christian kingdom. Bertha, a Christian, is allowed to bring her chaplain to Kent & practice her religion
Historical person
Ethelbert Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ethelbert, based on 12 World History Database records associated with England.
12 records560–8657 events4 places
Chronological biography
560
Marriage560
Marries Bertha a Frankish Princess of the Merovingian King of Paris Caribert I. Bertha, a Christian, is allowed to bring her chaplain to Kent & practice her religion
Succession560
Succeeds as King of Wessex, recently re-united. Grandson of Hengest, forms the 1st Anglo-Saxon Kingdom
596
Conversion596
Hosts St Augustine, sent by Gregory I to convert Anglo-Saxons to Christianity
597
Conversion597
Baptized by St Augustine & becomes the 1st Christian ruler of Anglo-Saxon England
Succession597
Becomes Overlord of Southern England
858
Rule of Wessex858
Ethelberts brother, Aethulwulf, rules west of Wessex
Succession858
Succeeds to the eastern half of Wessex i.e. Sussex, Kent & Essex
863
Siege of Southampton863
The Vikings sack the Wessex capital of Winchester after moving from Southampton Water
Siege of Winchester863
The Vikings sack the Wessex capital of Winchester after moving from Southampton Water
865
Death of Ethelbert865
Death of Ethelbert, without a son
Succession865
Succeeded by his eldest surviving brother Ethelred
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.