Æthelberht II of East Anglia
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| Æthelberht of East Anglia | |
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| King of East Anglia | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 20 May 794, Sutton Wells, Herefordshire |
| Venerated in | Anglican Communion |
| Major shrine | Hereford Cathedral |
| Feast | 20 May |
Æthelberht (died 20 May 794 at Sutton Walls, Herefordshire) was king of East Anglia. His reign may have begun in 779—the date provided for the beginning of his reign on the uncertain authority of a much later saint's life. He was put to death by Offa of Mercia under unclear circumstances: this led to a domination of East Anglia by Mercia; Mercian kings ruled over East Anglia for thirty of the thirty-two years after Æthelberht's demise. Æthelberht has also been canonized and is the subject of a series of vitae dating from the eleventh century onwards. The Church of England cathedral at Hereford is dedicated to him.
[edit] Bibliography
- S. Baring-Gould's "The Lives of the Saints" (1877)
[edit] External links
- Ford, David Nash. "Saint Æthelberht of East Anglia". http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/adversaries/bios/aethelberteang.html. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
| Preceded by Æthelred I |
King of East Anglia | Succeeded by Offa of Mercia |
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