38th Generation (Continued) Family of Adelbereg of Paris (128) & AEthelberht I King of Kent Saint
141. Eadbald King of Kent, 42G Grandfather, M. Eadbald King of died in 0640.
King of Kent 606-640 Eadbald succeeded his successful father, Æthe lberht, as King of Kent on his death in 616. He remained pagan through the re ign of his father, and when his father died he followed the custom of marryin g his father's widow (in this case his mother). He was finally converted by A rchbishop Laurentius of Canterbury. During his reign, Eadbald arranged the ma rriage of his sister Æthelburga to King Edwin of Northumbria, ceased to live with his mother, and married the Frankish Emma. When he died in 640, he was succeeded by his son Erkenberht.
Eadbald King of married Emma of Austrasia, 42G Grandmother, F.
Emma was the Frankish, i.e. Catholic, wife of King Eanbald of Kent who bore him two sons and aided in his conversion to Christianity.
