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Sigeberht of Wessex

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281: 471: 103:, but was then accused of acting unjustly. After ruling a year he was accused of unlawful acts and removed from power by the 218: 196: 274: 190: 429: 461: 424: 419: 140: 290: 241: 214: 476: 414: 267: 389: 124: 120: 119:, driven out and ultimately killed. It is possible that this happened under the influence of 379: 369: 8: 466: 409: 404: 374: 354: 344: 334: 251: 189: 128: 108: 57: 394: 349: 324: 234: 100: 47: 439: 360: 314: 301: 81: 329: 29: 455: 384: 434: 162:, trans. & ed. Michael James Swanton (New York: Routledge, 1998), p. 46 104: 185: 127:
was also driven out, but returned in 786 to kill Sigeberht's successor
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who succeeded Sigeberht. Sigeberht was given control of
92:(meaning roughly "Magnificent Victory") was the King of 453: 107:, a council of nobles. This council was led by 200:. Vol. 52. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 275: 175:(New York: Carroll & Graf, 1999), p. 311 173:The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens 282: 268: 99:Sigeberht succeeded his distant relative 165: 454: 289: 263: 219:Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England 184: 13: 178: 14: 488: 208: 197:Dictionary of National Biography 96:from 754 or 755, to around 756. 153: 1: 146: 472:8th-century English monarchs 7: 141:House of Wessex family tree 134: 115:. There, he was accused of 10: 493: 310: 297: 248: 239: 231: 226: 191:"Sigebert (d.756?)"  160:The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 75: 67: 63: 53: 43: 35: 28: 23: 462:West Saxon monarchs 121:Æthelbald of Mercia 291:Monarchs of Wessex 449: 448: 365: 258: 257: 249:Succeeded by 87: 86: 484: 440:Alfred the Great 363: 284: 277: 270: 261: 260: 232:Preceded by 224: 223: 202: 201: 193: 182: 176: 169: 163: 157: 21: 20: 492: 491: 487: 486: 485: 483: 482: 481: 477:House of Wessex 452: 451: 450: 445: 306: 302:House of Wessex 293: 288: 254: 245: 237: 211: 206: 205: 183: 179: 170: 166: 158: 154: 149: 137: 19: 12: 11: 5: 490: 480: 479: 474: 469: 464: 447: 446: 444: 443: 442:(until c. 886) 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 402: 397: 392: 387: 382: 377: 372: 367: 357: 352: 347: 342: 337: 332: 327: 322: 317: 311: 308: 307: 305: 304: 298: 295: 294: 287: 286: 279: 272: 264: 256: 255: 250: 247: 242:King of Wessex 238: 233: 229: 228: 227:Regnal titles 222: 221: 210: 209:External links 207: 204: 203: 188:, ed. (1897). 177: 164: 151: 150: 148: 145: 144: 143: 136: 133: 123:. His brother 85: 84: 79: 73: 72: 69: 65: 64: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 45: 41: 40: 37: 33: 32: 30:King of Wessex 26: 25: 18:King of Wessex 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 489: 478: 475: 473: 470: 468: 465: 463: 460: 459: 457: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 366: 362: 358: 356: 353: 351: 348: 346: 343: 341: 338: 336: 333: 331: 328: 326: 323: 321: 318: 316: 313: 312: 309: 303: 300: 299: 296: 292: 285: 280: 278: 273: 271: 266: 265: 262: 253: 244: 243: 236: 230: 225: 220: 216: 213: 212: 199: 198: 192: 187: 181: 174: 171:Mike Ashley, 168: 161: 156: 152: 142: 139: 138: 132: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 97: 95: 91: 83: 80: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 59: 56: 52: 49: 46: 42: 38: 34: 31: 27: 22: 16: 399: 359: 240: 195: 180: 172: 167: 159: 155: 98: 89: 88: 15: 215:Sigeberht 4 186:Lee, Sidney 44:Predecessor 467:757 deaths 456:Categories 435:Æthelred I 430:Æthelberht 390:Æthelheard 364:(disputed) 147:References 39:c. 754–756 425:Æthelbald 420:Æthelwulf 410:Beorhtric 400:Sigeberht 125:Cyneheard 113:Hampshire 90:Sigeberht 54:Successor 24:Sigeberht 415:Ecgberht 405:Cynewulf 380:Cædwalla 375:Centwine 355:Seaxburh 345:Cwichelm 340:Cynegils 335:Ceolwulf 252:Cynewulf 246:756–757 135:See also 129:Cynewulf 109:Cynewulf 58:Cynewulf 395:Cuthred 370:Æscwine 350:Cenwalh 325:Ceawlin 235:Cuthred 101:Cuthred 48:Cuthred 361:Cenfus 320:Cynric 315:Cerdic 117:murder 94:Wessex 82:Wessex 71:c. 756 105:witan 77:House 36:Reign 330:Ceol 68:Died 385:Ine 217:at 458:: 194:. 131:. 283:e 276:t 269:v

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King of Wessex
Cuthred
Cynewulf
House
Wessex
Wessex
Cuthred
witan
Cynewulf
Hampshire
murder
Æthelbald of Mercia
Cyneheard
Cynewulf
House of Wessex family tree
Lee, Sidney
"Sigebert (d.756?)" 
Dictionary of National Biography
Sigeberht 4
Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
Cuthred
King of Wessex
Cynewulf
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t
e
Monarchs of Wessex
House of Wessex
Cerdic
Cynric

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