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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 ]
The names are given in modern English form followed by the names and titles ... Sigeberht? 18th King of Wessex 756–757: Cyneheard d. 786: Cynewulf d. 786
Rædwald is the first of the Wuffingas of which more than a name is known. Died 627 or 628. [10] Eorpwald: Son of Rædwald; murdered by Ricberht. [4] c. 627 to c. 630. [10] Ricberht: Possible ruler. [6] Acceded c. 630. [10] Sigeberht: Possible son of Rædwald. Abdicated to lead a monastic life; later slain in battle in 637. [6]
Sigeberht of East Anglia (also known as Saint Sigebert), (Old English: Sigebryht) was a saint and a king of East Anglia, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom which today includes the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. He was the first English king to receive a Christian baptism and education before his succession and the first to abdicate in order to ...
Sigebert (which means roughly "magnificent victory"), also spelled Sigibert, Sigobert, Sigeberht, or Siegeberht, is the name of: Frankish and Anglo-Saxon kings [ edit ]
The 8th century was a period of Mercian supremacy, but Wessex surpassed Mercia in the 820s during the reign of Ecgberht. [23] The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle referred to Ecgberht as bretwalda (' wide-ruler ' or ' ruler of Britain ') and added his name to Bede's list of overlords. [24]
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that King Cynewulf of Wessex is killed in a surprise attack at his mistress's house in "Meretun" by Cyneheard the Ætheling (brother of the deposed Sigeberht), who also dies in the attack; Beorhtric takes the throne. [6] 787. Offa issues the first silver penny. [1]
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.