| Æthelberht of East Anglia | |
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| King of East Anglia | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 20 May 794, Sutton Wells, Herefordshire |
| Major shrine | Hereford Cathedral |
| Feast | 20 May |
Æthelberht (died May 20, 794 at Sutton Walls, Herefordshire) was king of East Anglia. His reign may have begun in 779 - the date provided for the beginning of his reign on the uncertain authority of a much later saint's life. He was put to death by Offa of Mercia under unclear circumstances. His death lead to a domination of East Anglia by Mercia; Mercian kings ruled over East Anglia for thirty of the thirty-two years after Æthelberht's demise. Æthelberht has also been canonized and is the subject of a series of vitae dating from the eleventh century onwards. The Church of England cathedral at Hereford is dedicated to him.
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| Preceded by Æthelred I |
King of East Anglia | Succeeded by Offa of Mercia |
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