Eadbert I of Kent

Eadberht 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 Alric. Æðelberht II seems to have been the eldest and dominant brother. Eadberht I died in 748, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. He left a son, Eardwulf, who succeeded as king jointly with his uncle.

His one complete surviving charter apparently dates from 14 October 727.^[1] Another charter is an altered copy of one issued by Æðelberht II.^[2] Other charters attributed to Eadberht I are copies of charters of Eadberht II with “deliberate chronological falsification”.^[3]

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List of monarchs of Kent

[1]
"S 26". Anglo-Saxons.net (in Latin).
[2]
Sawyer, P. H. (1968). Anglo-Saxon Charters: An Annotated List and Bibliography. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks. Vol. 8.
[3]
Kelly, S. E. (1995). Charters of St. Augustine's Abbey Canterbury and Minster-in-Thanet. Anglo-Saxon Charters. Vol. 4.

Eadberht 7 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England

Preceded by Wihtred	King of Kent 725–748 With: Aethelbert II 725–762 Eardwulf 747–762	Succeeded by Eanmund

[1] [1]
"S 26". Anglo-Saxons.net (in Latin).

[2] [2]
Sawyer, P. H. (1968). Anglo-Saxon Charters: An Annotated List and Bibliography. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks. Vol. 8.

[3] [3]
Kelly, S. E. (1995). Charters of St. Augustine's Abbey Canterbury and Minster-in-Thanet. Anglo-Saxon Charters. Vol. 4.

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