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Sigeberht (meaning roughly "Magnificent Victory") was the King of Wessex from 754 or 755, to around 756. Sigeberht succeeded his distant relative Cuthred , but was then accused of acting unjustly. After ruling a year he was accused of unlawful acts and removed from power by the witan or council of nobles. [ 1 ]
East Anglia was awarded to him in 878 as part of the Treaty of Wedmore with Alfred the Great of Wessex. Died in 890 at the age of 55. [28] 890 [27] to 902. [9] Eohric: Killed in battle (along with Æthelwold) in December 902. 902 [9] Æthelwold: Underking of the Danes; killed in battle in December 902. [29] 902 [9] to 918. Guthrum II
A Sigeberht was the son of Sæward, who was slain in battle against forces from Wessex in 623(?), and father of later king Sighere, but Yorke thought it more likely this was his successor, Sigeberht the Good. [2] Sigeberht the Little was considered a pagan and most likely allied with Penda of Mercia in 635, who was also a pagan. [3]
Cenwalh of Wessex wins a battle at Bradford-on-Avon. 653. Sigeberht the Good succeeds Sigeberht the Little as king of Essex. The Northumbrian monk Cedd begins the conversion of Mercia and Essex to Christianity at the request of Sigeberht the Good. [1] 30 September – death of Honorius, Archbishop of Canterbury. 653 or 654
This is a category for monarchs of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex.. The question of who qualifies as a monarch of Wessex is sometimes a difficult question to answer. One approach is to say that no monarchs after Ælfred should be included, since from that time forward Wessex ceased to exist as a separate political entity.
Sigebert (which means roughly "magnificent victory"), also spelled Sigibert, Sigobert, Sigeberht, or Siegeberht, is the name of: Frankish and Anglo-Saxon kings [ edit ]
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