Person:Ecgberht of Kent (1)
Ecgberht of Kent
b.Abt 642 Kent, England
d.4 Jul 673 Kent, England
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
m. 640
  1. Ermenilda of ElyAbt 640 - 698
  2. Ecgberht of KentAbt 642 - 673
  3. Hlothhere of KentAbt 645 - 685
  4. _____ St EarcongotaAbt 648 -
Spouse and Children
(edit)
  • H.  Ecgberht of KentAbt 642 - 673
  1. Wihtred of KentAbt 670 - 725
  2. Eadric of Kent670 - 686
Add another spouse & children
Facts and Events
Name Ecgberht of Kent
Alt Name King of Kent Egbert, I
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 642 Kent, England
Marriage to Unknown
Death[1] 4 Jul 673 Kent, England
Reference Number? Q880215?


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Ecgberht I (also spelled Egbert) (died 4 July 673) was a King of Kent (664-673), succeeding his father Eorcenberht.

He may have still been a child when he became king following his father's death on 14 July 664, because his mother Seaxburh was recorded as having been regent.

Ecgberht's court seems to have had many diplomatic and ecclesiastic contacts. He hosted Wilfrid and Benedict Biscop, and provided escorts to Archbishop Theodore and Abbot Adrian of Canterbury for their travels in Gaul.

The various versions of the Kentish Royal Legend state that, spurred on by his adviser Thunor, he had his cousins Æthelred and Æthelberht (sons of his uncle Eormenred) killed and had to pay wergild to their sister Domne Eafe, enabling her to build a Monastery at Thanet; this may reflect a dynastic struggle that ended in the success of Eorcenberht's line. The two murdered princes were later venerated as saints at Ramsey Abbey.

A charter records Ecgberht's patronage of the monastery at Chertsey.

Ecgberht was succeeded by his brother Hlothhere, who was in turn succeeded by Ecgberht's sons, Eadric and still later Wihtred.

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Ecgberht of Kent. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
References
  1. ↑ Ecgberht of Kent, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Ecgberht_of_Kent_%281%29"