II Æthelbert 
II was born about 0552. II's father was Eaba (Eafa) and his mother was a Kentish princess. His paternal grandfather was Eoppa. He had a brother named Under-King of Kent. He was the older of the two children. He died in 0616.General Notes
Ethelbert (552?-616), Anglo-Saxon king of Kent (560-616). In 590, after many battles, he was recognized as Bretwalda, or ruler of the Britons. He married Bertha, a Frankish princess of the Christian faith, and was himself converted to Christianity and baptized by St. Augustine of Canterbury in 597. Shortly afterward he had episcopal sees created at Canterbury (his capital), Rochester, and London. Ethelbert promulgated a Saxon code of laws, the first of its kind, based on Roman law.
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- b.~ 0622 in Wessex, England d.> 0688
- b.~ 0644 in Wessex, England d.> 0694
- b.~ 0680 in Wessex, England d.0718
- b.~ 0706 in Wessex, England d.0718
- b.~ 0732 in Wessex, England
- b.~ 0552 d.0616
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They had a daughter named daughter of.
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