Sigeberht II of Essex

Essex in the early Anglo-Saxon period

Sigeberht II. (Also Sigberct, Sigeberht Sanctus, Sigeberht the good or Sigeberht the saint ; † around 660) was king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Essex from about 650 until his death .

Life

Sigeberht's father was called Sigebald. He was a relative of his predecessor Sigeberht I.

Sigeberht II. Was converted to Christianity around 653 by Oswiu , the friendly king of Northumbria, and baptized with his companions by Bishop Finan of Lindisfarne in Ad Murum (east of Hexham ). In the same year (653), Cedd and another priest were sent from Oswiu to Essex at the request of Sigeberht, where he successfully proselytized. His successes were so great that he was ordained Bishop of the East Saxons by Finan on the occasion of a visit to Lindisfarne. After his return to Essex, he ordained other priests and deacons to support him and continued his work in the monastic mission centers he founded in Ythancaestir (Bradwell-on-Sea) and Tilaburg ( Tilbury ).

In 654 Penda of Mercia attacked Essex and brought it under his rule. After Penda fell in 655, Oswiu of Northumbria took over its role as the hegemonic power. Around 660 Sigeberht was murdered by relatives who accused him of being too Christian. Swithhelm became his successor. The later King Saelred (before 738-746) was a son of Sigeberhts.

swell

Beda Venerabilis : Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum , Online in the Medieval Sourcebook (English)

literature

John Cannon, Anne Hargreaves: The Kings and Queens of Britain , Oxford University Press, 2009 (2nd revised edition), ISBN 978-0-19-955922-0 , p. 26.

Web links

Sigeberht 5 in Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE)
Kings of Essex (East Saxons) in Foundation for Medieval Genealogy

Individual evidence

↑ EB Fryde et al. (Ed.): Handbook of British Chronology (Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks) , Cambridge University Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5 , p. 10.
^ William Smith , Henry Wace: Dictionary of Christian Biography 1877-1887, Reprint: Kessinger 2004, ISBN 978-1417948079 , Volume 7, p. 664.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Beda: HE 3.22
↑ Nicholas J. Higham: The convert kings: power and religious affiliation in early Anglo-Saxon England , Manchester University Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0719048289 , p. 234.
↑ EB Fryde et al. (Ed.): Handbook of British Chronology (Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks) , Cambridge University Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5 , p. 9.

predecessor	Office	successor
Sigeberht I.	King of Essex before 653 - between 653 and 664	Swithhelm possibly together with Swithfrith

personal data
SURNAME	Sigeberht II of Essex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sigeberht the good
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Essex
DATE OF BIRTH	6th century or 7th century
DATE OF DEATH	around 660

[1] EB Fryde et al. (Ed.): Handbook of British Chronology (Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks) , Cambridge University Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5 , p. 10.

[2] William Smith , Henry Wace: Dictionary of Christian Biography 1877-1887, Reprint: Kessinger 2004, ISBN 978-1417948079 , Volume 7, p. 664.

[he3-22-3] Beda: HE 3.22

[nic234-4] Nicholas J. Higham: The convert kings: power and religious affiliation in early Anglo-Saxon England , Manchester University Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0719048289 , p. 234.

[5] EB Fryde et al. (Ed.): Handbook of British Chronology (Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks) , Cambridge University Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5 , p. 9.