King of Kent, Earconbert of Kent

Birth Name King of Kent, Earconbert of Kent 1a 2a 3a
Gramps ID I36034
Gender male

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Death [E47333] 664    
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_FA1 [E47334]   Acceded: 640.  
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_FA2 [E47335]   Bede says he was 1st English king to order destruction of idols in the kingdom.  
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_FA3 [E47336]   Ordered populace to observe Lenten feasts.  
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Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father King of Kent, Eadbald of Kent [I35999]640
Mother de Austrasia, Emma [I36000]
         King of Kent, Earconbert of Kent [I36034] 664

Families

    Family of King of Kent, Earconbert of Kent and of East Anglia, Sexburga [F15355]
Unknown Partner of East Anglia, Sexburga [I37927] ( * + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
King of Kent, Egbert I of Kent [I37929]673

Narrative

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Said by the venereable Bede to be the first English King to order the destruction of Idols throughout his kingdom. He also ordered everyone to observe lenten fasts.

Pedigree

  1. King of Kent, Eadbald of Kent [I35999]
    1. de Austrasia, Emma [I36000]
      1. King of Kent, Earconbert of Kent
        1. of East Anglia, Sexburga [I37927]
          1. King of Kent, Egbert I of Kent [I37929]

Ancestors

Source References

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