Biography of Ealmund King of Kent

Ealmund was born to [his father] Eafa Wessex.

Around 773 [his son] King Egbert of Wessex was born to Ealmund .

Before 784 Ealmund was appointed King of Kent. The only contemporary evidence of him is an abstract of a charter dated 784 in which Ealmund granted land to the Abbot of Reculver.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 786. This year Cyneard slew King Cynewulf, and was slain himself, and eighty-four men with him. Then Bertric undertook the government of the West-Saxons, and reigned sixteen years. His body is deposited at Wareham [Map]; and his pedigree goeth in a direct line to Cerdic. At this time reigned Elmund king in Kent, the father of [his son] Egbert (age 13); and Egbert was the father of [his grandson] Athulf.