Sigeberht 4
(Male)
King of the West Saxons, 756-757
e vii-m viii
Factoid List
- Recorded Name (15)
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Sibert (1)
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ASC 755 F(OE)
Sibertus (1)
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ASC 755 F(Lat.)
Sigbertus (1)
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ASC 755 F(Lat.)
Sigbriht (1)
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ASC 754 E
Sigebriht (2)
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ASC <754> B, 754 C
ASC <755> B, 755 CE
Sigebryht (3)
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ASC 754 ADG
ASC 755 ADG
ASC Pref. A
Sigebyrht (5)
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ASC Pref. G
Ęthelweard.Chron ii.Cap.
Ęthelweard.Chron ii.17
Ęthelweard.Chron ii.18 (p. 23)
Ęthelweard.Chron ii.19
Sygebryht (1)
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ASC 755 G
- Office (11)
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King (11)
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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)
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~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Sigeberht 4 (2)
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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)
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of Cerdic 1: ASC Pref. AG
Sigeberht 4 Kinsman (Generic kinship) of ~ (2)
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of Cuthred 7: ASC 754 DE
of Cynewulf 4: ASC 755 DE
Sigeberht 4 Successor (General relationship) of ~ (4)
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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)
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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)
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Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of king (3)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Cynewulf 4.invasion of kingdom of Sigeberht 4: Cynewulf 4 invaded the kingdom of Sigeberht 4.: Ęthelweard.Chron ii.17 (757)
Killing/murder (2)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Ealdorman of Sigeberht 4 (1)
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Cumbra 1: ASC 755 ACDEG, <755> B
King of Sigeberht 4 (1)
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Cynewulf 4: Ęthelweard.Chron ii.17