Sigeberht the Little

Sigeberht the Little was king of Essex from 623? to 653.^[1] 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]

After his death, he was succeeded by his relative, Sigeberht the Good.

References

↑ A History of England Under the Anglo-Saxon Kings, p.288 J. M. Lappenberg, 1845 -
↑ Yorke, Barbara. "The Kingdom of the East Saxons." Anglo-Saxon England 14 (1985): 1-36.
↑ "J.H. Garner Genealogy Database". Rootsweb, Ancestry.com. Retrieved November 10, 2013.

External links

Sigeberht 2 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England

Preceded by Sexred Sæward and another	King of Essex 623?–653	Succeeded by Sigeberht the Good

Monarchs of Essex

Æscwine Sledd Sæberht Sexræd / Sæward Sigeberht the Little Sigeberht the Good Swithhelm Sighere / Sæbbi Sigeheard / Swæfred Offa Sælred / Swæfberht Swithred Sigeric Sigered Egbert‡

‡ Also monarch of Wessex, Kent, Sussex and Mercia.

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