Eadbald
(d.
January_20,
640) was a King of
Kent (
616 -
640).
He succeeded his father
Æthelbert as king. At first, Eadbald renounced his
baptism, rejected
Christianity, and married his father's widow. He was later
converted by
Laurence_of_Canterbury, recalled
Mellitus and
Justus, and built a church at
Canterbury. (However, the historian
D._P._Kirby argued that Bede's account is confused, and that Eadbald was more likely to have been converted by Justus.)
He also arranged a marriage between his sister Æthelberg and
Edwin_of_Northumbria, later taking her and
Paulinus back when Edwin died in
633.
Eadbald married the
Frankish princess Emma, daughter of
Theudebert_II_of_Austrasia, possibly in
624, and they had a son called
Eorcenberht, who succeeded Eadbald as king.
Gold
coins are known from Eadbald's reign, minted at
London and inscribed "AVDVARLD".
Reference
D. P. Kirby, ''The Earliest English Kings'' (London: Unwin_Hyman, 1991), pp. 37-42
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