Sigebert I
Frankish king
6 dated entries naming Sigebert I, drawn from 6 separate years between 535 CE and 575 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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6th century
- 535Sigebert I, king of Austrasia (approximate date)source
- 561November 29 – King Chlothar I ("the Old") dies at Compiègne at age 64. The Merovingian dynasty is continued by his four sons (Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I), who divide the Frankish Kingdom and rule from the capitals at Paris, Orléans, Reims and Soissons, respectively.source
- 562King Sigebert I repels an attack on Austrasia by the Avars at Regensburg (Germany). He moves his capital from Reims to Metz (approximate date).source
- 567Sigebert I, king of Austrasia, marries Brunhilda, and his half brother Chilperic I marries Galswintha, both daughters of the Visigothic king Athanagild.source
- 568Sigebert I, king of Austrasia, repels a second attack from the Avars. His half brother Chilperic I strangles his wife Galswintha at the instigation of his mistress Fredegund.source
- 575Sigebert I, king of Austrasia (approximate date)source
Named in the same entries
- Austrasia (5)
- Chilperic I (3)
- Reims (2)
- Paris (1)
- Francia (1)
- Orléans (1)
- Chlothar I (1)
- Merovingian dynasty (1)
- Guntram (1)
- Compiègne (1)
- Germany (1)
- Pannonian Avars (1)