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Ethelbert

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Eth·el·bert  (thl-bûrt) 552?-616.
Anglo-Saxon king who ruled all of Britain south of the Humber, was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine (597), and codified English law (604).
Ethelbert [ˈɛθəlˌbɜːt], Æthelbert [ˈæθəlˌbɜːt]
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(Biographies / Ethelbert, Saint (?552-616) M, English, POLITICS: hereditary ruler, RELIGION: saint) Saint. ?552-616 ad, king of Kent (560-616): converted to Christianity by St Augustine; issued the earliest known code of English laws. Feast day: Feb. 24 or 25
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Noun1.Ethelbert - Anglo-Saxon king of Kent who was converted to Christianity by Saint AugustineEthelbert - Anglo-Saxon king of Kent who was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine; codified English law (552-616)
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When Augustine was sent by Pope Gregory to Christianise England, in the time of the Romans, he was received and protected by Ethelbert, King of Kent, whose wife, daughter of Charibert, King of Paris, was a Christian, and did much for Augustine.
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