Æthelberht  King of Kent, Britain Events 582–602: Reign of Roman Emperor Maurice. 585: Suebian Kingdom conquered by Visigoths in Spain. 587: Reccared, king of the Visigoths in Spain, converts to Catholicism. 588: Shivadeva ascends the throne of the Lichchhavi dynasty in Nepal. 589: Third Council of Toledo adds the “filioque” clause to the Nicene Creed in Spain. 589: China reunified under the Sui dynasty (589 – 618). In 589 AD, the Chinese scholar-official Yan Zhitui makes the first reference to the use of toilet paper in history. Æthelberht succeeds his father Eormenric as king (bretwalda) of Kent