Edbert

Edbert

▪ king of Northumbria
also spelled Eadbert, or Eadberht
died Aug. 19 or 20, 768, York

      in Anglo-Saxon England, king of Northumbrians from 737 to 758, a strong king whose reign was regarded by the contemporary scholar and churchman Alcuin as the kingdom's golden age.

      Edbert succeeded to the throne on the abdication of his cousin Ceolwulf. In 750 he took the region of Kyle from the Britons of Strathclyde. In 756, with Pictish help, he forced terms on the defenders of Alcluith (Dumbarton), the capital of Strathclyde, but shortly thereafter he was defeated by the Britons.

      Edbert abdicated in 758 and became a cleric at the cathedral of York, where his brother Egbert was the first archbishop. His son Oswulf, who succeeded him, was assassinated within the year, and the throne passed to a nobleman named Aethelwald (or Ethelwald) Moll. Edbert's grandson Aelfwald (or Elfwald) reigned from 779 to 788.

      Under King Edbert and his brother, who was bishop from 732 and archbishop from 735, the church in Northumbria was strong, and York became a notable centre of learning.

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