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Sæberht, Saberht or Sæbert [1] (d. c. 616) was an Anglo-Saxon King of Essex (r. c. 604 – c. 616), in succession of his father King Sledd. He is known as the first East Saxon king to have been converted to Christianity.
Saberht (died 616/617) was the first Christian king of the East Saxons, or Essex (from sometime before 604). Saberht reigned as a dependent of his uncle Aethelberht I, king of Kent, and became a Christian after Aethelberht’s conversion.
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The Prittlewell royal Anglo-Saxon burial or Prittlewell princely burial is a high-status Anglo-Saxon burial mound which was excavated at Prittlewell, north of Southend-on-Sea, in the English county of Essex.
Sæberht, Saberht or Sæbert [1] (d. c. 616) was an Anglo-Saxon King of Essex (r. c. 604 – c. 616), in succession of his father King Sledd. He is known as the first East Saxon king to have been converted to Christianity.
Swæfberht of Essex was King of Essex (715–738). He ruled along with Saelred of Essex (709–746) who appointed him provisional king in 715.
Jan 14, 2024 · It is now thought that it contained the remains of Sæxa, brother of a Saxon king of Essex called Sæberht. Today, the site is located near an Aldi, sat between the A1159 road and the Shenfield–Southend railway line and not far from Prittlewell station.
Sæberht was an Anglo-Saxon king of Essex in the 7th century, who ruled from approximately 604 to 616. He was the first East Saxon king to convert to Christianity. His father was Sledd of Essex, and his mother was Ricula, a sister of King Æthelberht of Kent.
