Æthelbert
Archbishop of York
d. 8 Nov 780
10th Archbishop of York · c. 767–c. 780
Offices
- Archbishop of York № 10 · c. 767 – c. 780
Æthelbert was an eighth-century scholar, teacher, and Archbishop of York. Related to his predecessor at York, he became a monk at an early age and was in charge of the cathedral's library and school before becoming archbishop. He taught a number of missionaries and scholars, including Alcuin, at the school. While archbishop, Æthelbert sent missionaries to the Continent. Æthelbert retired before his death, and during his retirement consecrated another church in York.
Related people
- Ecgbert succeeded · inferred
- Æthelberht of Whithorn consecrator of · traditional
- Alcuin teacher of · traditional
- Eanbald preceded · inferred
Events
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History of the English People 1 claim — The Gregorian mission lands in Kent
- Registrum Sacrum Anglicanum 1 claim — Registrum Sacrum Anglicanum — the see of York