King of Kent Saint Aethelbert of Kent, I

King of Kent Saint Aethelbert of Kent, I

Male Abt 535 - 615  (80 years)

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  • Name Saint Aethelbert of Kent  [1, 2
    Title King of Kent 
    Suffix
    Birth Abt 535  Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Baptism 597 
    • At his baptism, he brought a large part of his population into the faith
    Gender Male 
    Kinfolk of Note Direct Ancestor of Retha Zulma Gott and Cecil Lamar Moon 
    Name Ethelbert or Ausbert 
    Occupation The Senator of Moselle 
    Ordained St. Ethelbert of Kent was canonised for his role in establishing Christianity among the Anglo-Saxons, as were his wife and daughter. His feast day was originally 24 February but was changed to 25 February  [3
    Saint Ethelbert, King of Kent
    Saint Ethelbert, King of Kent
    Religion He brought the king of the East Saxons and the king of the East Angles into the Church. Ethelbert ruled for fifty-six years, founding the abbeys of Christ Church, Sts. Peter and Paul in Canterbury, and St. Andrew’s in Rochester 
    Window-Ethelbert of Kent
    Window-Ethelbert of Kent
    Death 24 Feb 615  Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I11131  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Father King of Kent Eormenric of Kent,   b. 520, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 560, Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F13121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Duke of Moselle Ansbertus Ferreolus von Markgraf Schelde,   b. Abt 465, Moselle, Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 491, Moselle, Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Duchess of Moselle Outeria,   b. 504, Moselle, Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 580, Moselle, Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F3208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Queen of Kent Saint Berthe 'Aldeberge' de Heristal,   b. Abt 539, Herstal, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 612, Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Bef 565 
    Children 
     1. Governor of Aquitaine de Tongres Arnoldus de Metz,   b. 560, Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 611 (Age 51 years)  [natural]
     2. Clothilde de Heristal,   b. Abt 585, Herstal, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 640, Tréves, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F3958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 535 - Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Feb 615 - Kent, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.

    2. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.

    3. [S454] Saints, Saint Ethelbert of Kent.
      King of Kent, England, converted by St. Augustine. He married Bertha, a Christian daughter of King Charibert of Paris, and in 568 fought the West Saxons. Ethelbert was baptized in 597, bringing a large part of his population into the faith. He did not enforce conversions, but he brought the king of the East Saxons and the king of the East Angles into the Church. Ethelbert ruled for fifty-six years, founding the abbeys of Christ Church, Sts. Peter and Paul in Canterbury, and St. Andrew’s in Rochester. St. Bede lists him asAedilbert.
      http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3190