{"slug": "thelberht-of-kent", "label": "Æthelberht of Kent", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelberht_of_Kent", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272173", "qid": "Q272173", "description": "King of Kent from 589", "entries": 13, "years": 12, "span": [539, 616], "span_label": ["539 CE", "616 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 5}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "kingdom-of-kent", "label": "Kingdom of Kent", "shared": 7}, {"slug": "augustine-of-canterbury", "label": "Augustine of Canterbury", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "christianity", "label": "Christianity", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "anglo-saxon-chronicle", "label": "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "franks", "label": "Franks", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "order-of-saint-benedict", "label": "Order of Saint Benedict", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "missionary", "label": "Missionary", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "canterbury", "label": "Canterbury", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "june", "label": "June", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "great-britain", "label": "Great Britain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pope-gregory-i", "label": "Pope Gregory I", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-essex", "label": "Kingdom of Essex", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 539, "year_label": "539 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Bertha, wife of Æthelberht of Kent", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364754969#Births", "title": "539", "revid": 1364754969, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 552, "year_label": "552 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Æthelberht, king (bretwalda) of Kent (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340800166#Births", "title": "552", "revid": 1340800166, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 568, "year_label": "568 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Wibbandun: Ceawlin of Wessex defeats Æthelberht of Kent (according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364751316#Britain", "title": "568", "revid": 1364751316, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 580, "year_label": "580 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Æthelberht succeeds his father Eormenric as king (bretwalda) of Kent (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364747518#Britain", "title": "580", "revid": 1364747518, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 590, "year_label": "590 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Æthelberht succeeds his father Eormenric as king (bretwalda) of Kent (according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364753220#Britain", "title": "590", "revid": 1364753220, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 595, "year_label": "595 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June", "text": "June – Pope Gregory I the Great sends a group of Benedictine monks under Augustine of Canterbury on a mission to Britain, to Christianize King Æthelberht, and convert the Kingdom of Kent from native Anglo-Saxon paganism. He carries letters of commendation to bishops, and is accompanied by Frankish interpreters.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367658603#Religion", "title": "595", "revid": 1367658603, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 596, "year_label": "596 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Gregorian Mission: Augustine of Canterbury lands with a group of missionaries on the Isle of Thanet (South East England). He is welcomed by King Æthelberht of Kent, who accepts baptism along with the rest of his court at the behest of his Christian Frankish wife, Bertha. Æthelbert assigns Augustine and his 40 monks a residence at Canterbury (Kent), where they found a Benedictine monastery that will make the town a centre of Christianity (or 597).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364739187#Religion", "title": "596", "revid": 1364739187, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 597, "year_label": "597 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Gregorian Mission: Augustine of Canterbury lands with a group of missionaries on the Isle of Thanet (South East England). He is welcomed by King Æthelberht of Kent, who accepts baptism (along with the rest of his court) at the behest of his Christian Frankish wife, Bertha. Æthelbert assigns Augustine and his 40 monks a residence at Canterbury, where they found a Benedictine monastery that will make the town a centre of Christianity (or 596).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364755884#Religion", "title": "597", "revid": 1364755884, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 599, "year_label": "599 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Rædwald becomes king (bretwalda) of East Anglia (East of England), under the overlordship of Æthelberht of Kent (according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364752063#Britain", "title": "599", "revid": 1364752063, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 600, "year_label": "600 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Augustine of Canterbury converts Æthelberht of Kent to Christianity (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364751689#Religion", "title": "600", "revid": 1364751689, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 604, "year_label": "604 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Sæbert succeeds his father Sledd as king of Essex. He is persuaded to convert to Christianity through the intervention of his uncle, King Æthelberht of Kent.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364754628#Britain", "title": "604", "revid": 1364754628, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 616, "year_label": "616 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 24", "text": "February 24 – Æthelberht, king (bretwalda) of Kent", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367636041#Deaths", "title": "616", "revid": 1367636041, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 616, "year_label": "616 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 24", "text": "February 24 – Æthelberht, the first Christian Anglo-Saxon king, dies in Kent after a 26-year reign. He is succeeded by his pagan son, Eadbald, who promptly marries his stepmother Emma, in accordance with pre-Christian custom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367636041#Britain", "title": "616", "revid": 1367636041, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}]}