Sigeberht 4 (Male) King of the West Saxons, 756-757
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Factoid List

Recorded Name (15)
Sibert (1)
 ASC  755 F(OE)
Sibertus (1)
 ASC  755 F(Lat.)
Sigbertus (1)
 ASC  755 F(Lat.)
Sigbriht (1)
 ASC  754 E
Sigebriht (2)
 ASC  <754> B, 754 C
 ASC  <755> B, 755 CE
Sigebryht (3)
 ASC  754 ADG
 ASC  755 ADG
 ASC  Pref. A
Sigebyrht (5)
 ASC  Pref. G
 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.Cap.
 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.17
 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.18 (p. 23)
 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.19
Sygebryht (1)
 ASC  755 G
Office (11)
King (11)
 ASC  754 ACDEG, <754> B
 ASC  Pref. AG
 ASC  754 ACDEG, <754> B
 ASC  755 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <755> B
 ASC  755 F(OE)
 ASC  Pref. AG
 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.Cap.
 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.17 (King of the West Angles [= West Saxons])
 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.17
 Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.19
 NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  42
Personal Relationship (13)
~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Sigeberht 4 (2)
 Cyneheard 3: of Sigeberht 4: ASC  755 ACDEF(OE)G, <755> B
 Cyneheard 3: of Sigeberht 4: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.18 (p. 23)
Sigeberht 4 Descendant (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)
 of Cerdic 1: ASC  Pref. AG
Sigeberht 4 Kinsman (Generic kinship) of ~ (2)
 of Cuthred 7: ASC  754 DE
 of Cynewulf 4: ASC  755 DE
Sigeberht 4 Successor (General relationship) of ~ (4)
 of Cuthred 7: ASC  Pref. AG
 of Cuthred 1: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.16-17
 of Cuthred 7: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.234
 of Cuthred 7: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  42
~ Successor (General relationship) of Sigeberht 4 (4)
 Cynewulf 4: of Sigeberht 4: ASC  Pref. AG
 Cynewulf 4: of Sigeberht 4: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.17
 Cynewulf 4: of Sigeberht 4: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.19
 Cynewulf 4: of Sigeberht 4: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  v.234
Event (14)
Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of king (3)
 Cuthred 7.death: In 755 Cuthred 7, king of West Saxons, died, and Sigeberht 4 received the sceptre of his kingdom.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  42 (755)
 Sigeberht 4.accession to West Saxon kingdom: Sigeberht 4 acceded to the kingdom of the West Saxons.: ASC  754 ACDEG, <754> B (756)
 Sigeberht 4.accession to [kingdom]: Then Sigeberht 4 acceded to [the kingdom].: ASC  Pref. AG (756)
Assembly (1)
 Cynewulf 4-Anonymi 817.depriving of Sigeberht 4 of kingdom: Here Cynewulf 4 and the West Saxon witan (Anonymi 817) deprived Sigeberht 4 of his kingdom except for Hampshire.: ASC  755 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <755> B (757)
Battle (1)
 Cynewulf 4.driving of Sigeberht 4 into Weald: Cynewulf 4 drove Sigeberht 4 with an armed attack into trackless parts of the place called the Weald.: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.17
Death/dying (1)
 Cuthred 7.death: In 755 Cuthred 7, king of West Saxons, died, and Sigeberht 4 received the sceptre of his kingdom.: NorthernAnnals.FirstSet  42 (755)
Deposition of king (2)
 Cynewulf 4-Anonymi 817.depriving of Sigeberht 4 of kingdom: Here Cynewulf 4 and the West Saxon witan (Anonymi 817) deprived Sigeberht 4 of his kingdom except for Hampshire.: ASC  755 ACDEF(OE and Lat.)G, <755> B (757)
 Cynewulf 4.depriving of Sigeberht 4 of his kingdom: Cynewulf 4 seized the kingdom from Sigeberht 4.: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.19 (757)
Exile (1)
 Cynewulf 4.driving of Sigeberht 4 into Weald: Cynewulf 4 drove Sigeberht 4 with an armed attack into trackless parts of the place called the Weald.: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.17
Governing (1)
 Sigeberht 4.killing of Cumbra 1: Sigeberht 4 held Hampshire until he killed [Cumbra 1], the ealdorman who lived with him longest.: ASC  755 ACDEG, <755> B
Grant and Gift (1)
 Sigeberht 4.granting land to Tyccea 2 and Glastonbury: Sigeberht 4, king, to Tyccea 2, abbot, and Glastonbury Abbey; grant of 22 hides in Poholt, Somerset in exchange for 50 solidi. : S1680    (754 x 757)
Invasion (1)
 Cynewulf 4.invasion of kingdom of Sigeberht 4: Cynewulf 4 invaded the kingdom of Sigeberht 4.: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.17 (757)
Killing/murder (2)
 Sigeberht 4.killing by Anonymous 301: Sigeberht 4 lived [in the Weald] until he was killed by a swineherd (Anonymous 301).: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.17
 Sigeberht 4.killing of Cumbra 1: Moved by an old affront, Sigeberht 4 killed a certain dux, [Cumbra 1].: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.17
Kingdom - accession to (2)
 Sigeberht 4.accession to West Saxon kingdom: Sigeberht 4 acceded to the kingdom of the West Saxons.: ASC  754 ACDEG, <754> B (756)
 Sigeberht 4.accession to [kingdom]: Then Sigeberht 4 acceded to [the kingdom].: ASC  Pref. AG (756)
Property-exchanging (1)
 Sigeberht 4.granting land to Tyccea 2 and Glastonbury: Sigeberht 4, king, to Tyccea 2, abbot, and Glastonbury Abbey; grant of 22 hides in Poholt, Somerset in exchange for 50 solidi. : S1680    (754 x 757)
Property-giving/selling (1)
 Sigeberht 4.granting land to Tyccea 2 and Glastonbury: Sigeberht 4, king, to Tyccea 2, abbot, and Glastonbury Abbey; grant of 22 hides in Poholt, Somerset in exchange for 50 solidi. : S1680    (754 x 757)
Residence (1)
 Sigeberht 4.killing by Anonymous 301: Sigeberht 4 lived [in the Weald] until he was killed by a swineherd (Anonymous 301).: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.17
Factoids linked indirectly to Sigeberht 4 (2)
Office (2)
Ealdorman of Sigeberht 4 (1)
 Cumbra 1: ASC  755 ACDEG, <755> B
King of Sigeberht 4 (1)
 Cynewulf 4: Ęthelweard.Chron  ii.17