# Eadbald of Kent

> Eadbald was King of Kent from 616 until his death in 640. He was the son of King Æthelberht and his wife Bertha, a daughter of the Merovingian king Charibert. Æthelberht made Kent the dominant force in England during his reign and became the first Anglo-Saxon king to convert to Christianity from Anglo-Saxon paganism. Eadbald's accession was a significant setback for the growth of the church, since he retained his people's paganism and did not convert to Christianity for at least a year, and perhaps for as many as eight years. He was ultimately converted by either Laurentius or Justus, and separated from his first wife, who had been his stepmother, at the insistence of the church. Eadbald's second wife was Emma, who may have been a Frankish princess. They had two sons, Eormenred and Eorcenberht, and a daughter, Eanswith.

*King of Kent*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 600
- **Died:** 0640-01-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 20.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Eadbald của Kent](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_c%E1%BB%A7a_Kent)
- [Eadbald](https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald)
- [এডবাল্ড](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1)
- [Eadbald Kent](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_Kent)
- [Eadbald de Kent](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_de_Kent)
- [Eadbald Kentský](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_Kentsk%C3%BD)
- [Eadbald von Kent](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_von_Kent)
- [Eadbald of Kent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_of_Kent)
- [Eadbald (Kent)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_(Kent))
- [Eadbaldo de Kent](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbaldo_de_Kent)
- [Eadbald](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald)
- [Eadbald (roi du Kent)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_(roi_du_Kent))
- [Eadbald de Kent](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_de_Kent)
- [Eadbald Kentski](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_Kentski)
- [Eadbald kenti király](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_kenti_kir%C3%A1ly)
- [Eadbald dari Kent](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_dari_Kent)
- [Eadbald del Kent](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_del_Kent)
- [Eadbald](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald)
- [Eadbald av Kent](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_av_Kent)
- [Eadbald](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald)
- [Eadbaldo de Kent](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbaldo_de_Kent)
- [Эдбальд](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%B4%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4)
- [Eadbald od Kenta](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_od_Kenta)
- [Eadbald av Kent](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadbald_av_Kent)
- [Едбальд](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B4%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q468842)

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