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Æthelberht (Old English: [ˈæðelberˠxt]; also spelled Ethelbert or Aethelberht) was the King of Wessex from 860 until his death in 865. He was the third son of King Æthelwulf by his first wife, Osburh. Æthelberht was first recorded as a witness to a charter in 854.
- autumn 865
- Æthelbald
- 860–865
- Æthelred I
Aethelberht was the king of the West Saxons, or Wessex, who succeeded to the subkingdom of Kent during the lifetime of his father Aethelwulf and retained it until the death of his elder brother Aethelbald, when he became sole king of Wessex and Kent, the younger brothers Aethelred and Alfred.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aethelberht I (died Feb. 24, 616 or 618) was the king of Kent (560–616) who issued the first extant code of Anglo-Saxon laws. Reflecting some continental influence, the code established the legal position of the clergy and instituted many secular regulations.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
This is a list of monarchs of the Kingdom of the West Saxons (Wessex) until 886 AD. For later monarchs, see the List of English monarchs. While the details of the later monarchs are confirmed by a number of sources, the earlier ones are in many cases obscure.
Apr 26, 2022 · Æthelberht or Ethelbert (Old English: Æþelberht, meaning "Magnificent Noble") was the King of Wessex from 860 to 865. He was the third son of Æthelwulf of Wessex and his first wife, Osburga. In 855 he became under-king of Kent while his father, Æthelwulf, visited Rome. His brother Æthelbald was left in charge of the West Saxons.
Æthelberht ( / ˈæθəlbərt /; also Æthelbert, Aethelberht, Aethelbert or Ethelbert; Old English: Æðelberht [ˈæðelberˠxt]; c. 550 – 24 February 616) was King of Kent from about 589 until his death.
Æthelberht, king of the West Saxons (d. 865), was third of five sons of King Æthelwulf and Osburh, herself descended from the West Saxon royal line. Shortly before Æthelwulf went to Rome in 855, Æthelberht was appointed sub-king of Kent (really Kent, Essex, Surrey, and Sussex), a post he kept until 860.
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