♂ Pepin of Landen

580 - 640

 

The Elder

Pepin of Landen
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Saint Itta
Saint Itta
0592 - 0652
Children
Saint Begga
Saint Begga
0615 - 0693

580

580 Æthelberht succeeds his father Eormenric as king (bretwalda) of Kent (approximate date).

615


Age: 35y
615 Bangor Massacre: The Anglo-Saxons under king Æthelfrith of Northumbria after defeating the Kingdom of Powys, finally reach the Irish Sea and massacre 1200 Christian monks at their monastery in Bangor (Wales)

640


Feb 27
Age: 60y
640 Hartlepool Abbey in Northumbria (Northern England) is founded. Wooden huts surrounding a church are built in Saxon style.

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