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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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 535 - 575 (40 years)
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| Name |
Sigebert I (King Of Metz - 561-575) |
| Born |
535 |
Paris, Seine, Ile-DE-France, France  |
| Gender |
Male |
| _UID |
DB3FA6A838F7418E80A18137C19C3A21F7AF |
| Died |
Nov 575 |
Vitry Near Arras, France |
| Buried |
St. Medard's Church, Soissons, Franconie |
| Person ID |
I8574 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
5 Feb 2012 |
| Father |
Clothaire I "The Old", King Of France, b. 497, Rheims, Marne, Loire-Atlantique, Franconie , d. 10 Nov 561, Braines, Loire-Atlantique, Franconie (Age 64 years) |
| Mother |
Ingonde Von Thuringen, b. 500, Thuringia, Germany , d. 536 (Age 36 years) |
| Married |
514 |
| Family ID |
F4380 |
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| Notes |
- King of Metz 561-575 - Sigebert inherited the kingdom of Metz on thedeath of his father Chlotar in 561. In 562, Sigebert defeated a Hunnicarmy that invaded Gaul, and peace was made between the two forces. Atthat time, his brother Chilperic, King of Soissons, invaded Metz and tookseveral cities rightly belonging to Sigebert, thus starting a civil war.Sigebert marched to the city of Soissons, exiled Theudebert, Chilperic'sson in command of the city, and then beat Chilperic in battle. Sigebertmarried Brunhild, the Arian daughter of King Anthanagild of theVisigoths, who was converted to Catholicism. In 566 the Huns againinvaded Metz, and this time were successful over Sigebert. The next year,Sigebert's brother King Charibert of Paris died, and his kingdom wasdivided between the three living sons of Chlotar. Right away, Chilpericinvaded Sigebert's share. He attacked Tours and left his son Clovis incommand. Clovis was driven out of Tours by Sigebert, and then driven outof Bordeaux by Sigulf (573), one of Sigebert's generals. Civil war thenbegan between Sigebert and his other brother King Guntram of Burgundy,and, at the same time, Theudebert (son of Chilperic before mentioned)invaded Metz and destroyed many cities. In 574, Sigebert allied himselfwith Guntram and planned to counter, but when Guntram shifted hisalliance from Chilperic to Sigebert that was enough to make himsurrender. However the next year, Chilperic succeeded in winning back hisbrother Guntram, and another war was started with Sigebert. Theudebertwas beaten and killed, Guntram again swiched alliances, and Chilpericagain retreated. This year, however, Sigebert was assassinated, and hiskingdom passed to his son Childebert II.
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