Sigebert was born in 0535 in Austrasia (Austrasie, East Kingdom), the son of Lothair I de Neustrie and Inigonde.
He died in 0575 in Vitry-en-Artois, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France .
His wife was Brunehaut, who he married in 0566 in Metz, Austrasia ( now in Moselle, Lorraine, France) . Their three known children were Childebert II (0570/71-0596), Chlodoswinthe (0569-?) and Ildegonde (c0559-c0585).
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Sigebert I d'Austrasie |
Lothair I de Neustrie |
Clovis I des Francs saliens |
Childéric I des Francs saliens |
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Basine II de Cologne |
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saint Clothilde de Bourgogne |
Chilperic II de Bourgogne |
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Agrippina |
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Inigonde |
Baderic de Thüringe |
Basin I von Thüringen |
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Basine II de Cologne |
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| Birth | 0535 |
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| Death | 0575 |
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| Nobility Title | FROM 0561 TO 0575 | roi d'Austrasie |
Note 1
He was assassinated on the royal estate of Vitry, between Douai and Arras. "Two young men who had been suborned by Queen Fredegund.....came up to Sigibert, carrying the strong knives which are commonly called scramasaxes and which they had smeared with poison. They pretended that they had something to discuss with him and they struck him on both sides." Fredegund was the wife of Sigibert's half brother. He was about to be proclaimed king of Neustria when he was assassinated by order of Fredegunde