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Eadberht Præn

r. 796–798 · 8th century · Also known as Eadberht III of Kent

Eadberht Præn was king of Kent from 796 to 798, leading a revolt against Mercian rule after the death of Offa. A former cleric, he seized the throne and drove out Archbishop Æthelheard of Canterbury, but in 798 Coenwulf of Mercia invaded Kent, captured him, had him blinded and his hands cut off, and restored Mercian control.

Eadberht Præn
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Kingdom of Kent

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