Eadberht
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Eadberht is an Anglo-Saxon
male name. It may refer to:
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
male name. It may refer to:
- Eadberht of Lincoln
- Eadberht of LindisfarneEadberht of LindisfarneEadberht of Lindisfarne , also known as Saint Eadberht, was Bishop of Lindisfarne, England, from 688 until 698. He is notable as having founded the holy shrine to his predecessor Saint Cuthbert on the island of Lindisfarne, a place that was to become a centre of great pilgrimage in later years.It...
- Eadberht of NorthumbriaEadberht of NorthumbriaEadberht was king of Northumbria from 737 or 738 to 758. He was the brother of Ecgbert, Archbishop of York. His reign is seen as a return to the imperial ambitions of seventh-century Northumbria and may represent a period of economic prosperity. He faced internal opposition from rival dynasties...
- Eadberht of SelseyEadberht of SelseyEadberht of Selsey was an abbot of Selsey Abbey, later promoted to become the first Bishop of Selsey, though neither the date of his consecration nor of his death are known. He was consecrated sometime between 709 and 716, and died between 716 and 731...
- Eadbert I of KentEadbert I of KentEadberht I was king of Kent from 725 to 748. After his father, Wihtred of Kent died, he inherited the kingdom of Kent along with his two brothers Æðelberht II and Ælfric. Æðelberht II seems to have been the eldest and more dominant brother. Eadberht I died in 748, according to the Anglo-Saxon...
- Eadberht IIEadberht IIEadberht II, King of Kent, jointly with Sigered. He was apparently the son of Æðelberht II.Eadberht II is known from three charters. As a result of confusion with Eadberht I, these charters have been subjected to tampering...
of Kent - Eadberht III PrænEadberht III PrænEadberht III Præn was the King of Kent from 796 to 798. His brief reign was the result of a rebellion against the hegemony of Mercia, and it marked the last time that Kent existed as an independent kingdom....
of Kent - Eadberht (Bishop of London)
- Eadberht of LindseyEadberht of LindseyEadberht was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey.He was consecrated between 866 and 869. He died after 875.-References:...