Conversion
Kent becomes the 1st Anglo-Saxon christian kingdom. Bertha, a Christian, is allowed to bring her chaplain to Kent & practice her religion
Role range: 0560-0565
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Ethelbert Biography and Timeline
Follow Ethelbert through 12 dated historical records for England.
Ethelbert, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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560–865Years on this page
560
Marriage
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
Role range: 0560-0565
Succession
Succeeds as King of Wessex, recently re-united. Grandson of Hengest, forms the 1st Anglo-Saxon Kingdom
Role range: 0560-0565
596
Conversion
Hosts St Augustine, sent by Gregory I to convert Anglo-Saxons to Christianity
Role range: 0560-0565
597
Conversion
Baptized by St Augustine & becomes the 1st Christian ruler of Anglo-Saxon England
Role range: 0560-0565
Succession
Becomes Overlord of Southern England
Role range: 0560-0565
858
Rule of Wessex
Ethelberts brother, Aethulwulf, rules west of Wessex
Role range: 0560-0565
Succession
Succeeds to the eastern half of Wessex i.e. Sussex, Kent & Essex
Role range: 0560-0565
863
Siege of Southampton
The Vikings sack the Wessex capital of Winchester after moving from Southampton Water
Role range: 0560-0565
Siege of Winchester
The Vikings sack the Wessex capital of Winchester after moving from Southampton Water
Role range: 0560-0565
865
Death of Ethelbert
Death of Ethelbert, without a son
Role range: 0560-0565
Succession
Succeeded by his eldest surviving brother Ethelred
Role range: 0560-0565
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.