616

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Events

Politics and world affairs

Africa
The Visigoths succeeded in recapturing Ceuta from Ostrom.
Roman-Persian Wars: Sassanid Attack on Alexandria. Its patriarch John, who was known for his charity, flees to Cyprus.

Europe
Eadbald succeeds Æthelberht as King of Kent. According to the Bedas report, Eadbald is said to have departed from the Christian faith and been converted again by Laurentius of Canterbury.
Battle of the River Idle: The army of the Northumb King Æthelfrith, who falls in battle, succumbs to the troops of the King of East Anglia, Rædwald, who makes the throne pretender Edwin king Northumbrias and himself takes the title Bretwalda. Æthelfrith’s son Oswald flees to Dalriada, Scotland, where he receives his baptism from monks from Iona.
616: After the death of King Sæberht, the first Christian king of Essex, his sons Sexred and Saeward together become his successors. They return to paganism.

Born
around 616: Leodegar of Autun, bishop and martyr († 679)

Died
February 24: Æthelberht, first Christian king of Kent and Bretwalda (* around 552)
Æthelfrith, King of Northumbria
Gundoald, Duke of Asti (* 565)
616: Sæberht, Anglo-Saxon King of Essex

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