05 Works, Today, February 24rd, is Saint Æthelberht of Kent’s Day, With Footnotes — #54
1 min readFeb 24, 2020
Saint ‘Ethelbert King of Kent’
Æthelberht (c. 550–24 February 616) was King of Kent from about 589 until his death. The son of Eormenric, succeeding him as king. He married Bertha, the Christian daughter of Charibert, king of the Franks (Paris) , thus building an alliance with the most powerful state in contemporary Western Europe; the marriage probably took place before he came to the throne…