Saint Æthelbert I King of Kent (552-616)

Bertha (539-Abt 612)

Theodebert II King of Austrasia (Abt 584-Abt 612)

Eadbeald King of Kent (-640)

Emma of Austrasia (-)

Earcobeorht King of Kent (-664)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Sexburgha of East-Anglia Ecgbeorht I King of Kent+ Earcobeorht King of Kent 1 Marriage: Sexburgha of East-Anglia on an unknown date Died: 14 Jul 664 2   General Notes: Earcobeorht, King of Kent succeeded to the title of King Earcobeorht of Kent in 640. [thePeerage.com] 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. [Nygaard] Earcobeorht married Sexburgha of East-Anglia, daughter of Anna East-Anglia King of the East Angles, on an unknown date.

1 Lundy, Darryl, "The Peerage.com - A Genealogical Survey of the Peerage of England as well as the Royal Families of Europe" (http://www.thepeerage.com rev. 12 Mar 2006), Citing: John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 64.

2 Ibid, Citing: E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 13.