OfficeEadberht 11
Eadberht 11 reigned for a period of twenty-one years in harmony with Ecgberht 7, the bishop.
Scholarly Info
Office Term | King |
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Primary Source Info
Date from Source
| For a period of twenty-one years |
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Notes:
*@Godman 1982, p. 101 note to lines 1277ff., observes: 'Some of the earliest Northumbrian sceattas bear the name of the king and the archbishop together. (Illustrated in ASE 5 (1976), Plate VIIIe; discussed by C. C. S. Lyon, British Numismatic Journal, 38 (1955-7), p. 228.)'
Persons associated with this Factoid:
- Primary: Eadberht 11
(King of the Northumbrians, 737-758; d.768): The king [sc. Eadberht 11] and bishop [sc. Ecgberht 7] ruled in harmony. He wore on his head the crown of his ancestors. Each brother helped the other. Eadberht 11 held the sceptres of his parents for twenty-one years.
- (Other): Ecgberht 7
(Bishop and archbishop of York; bishop ?732?735, archbishop, 735?766)