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Sigebert III (c. 630–656) was the Merovingian king of Austrasia from 633 to his death around 656. He was described as the first Merovingian roi fainéant —do-nothing king—, in effect the mayor of the palace ruling the kingdom throughout his reign.
Apr 8, 2024 · Sigebert III (born 630/631—died Feb. 1, 656, Metz, France) was one of the first so-called rois fainéants (“sluggard kings”) of the Merovingian dynasty, who held no real power of his own but was ruled by whoever was his mayor of the palace.
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Apr 27, 2022 · Sigebert III (c. 630–656/660) was the king of Austrasia from 634 to his death probably on 1 February 656, or maybe as late as 660. He was the eldest son of Dagobert I. To satisfy the Austrasian aristocracy, who exercised a certain autonomy, Sigebert's father gave him the kingdom of Austrasia although it remained part of the larger Frankish realm.
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When Sigebert III Roi de Austrasia was born on 9 October 0631, his father, Dagobert Ier d'Austrasie roi des Francs, was 22 and his mother, Ragnetrude concubine of Dagbert, was 33. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Emnehilde Chimnechildis de Bourgogne. He died on 1 February 0656, in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France, at the age of 24, and ...
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- Emnehilde Chimnechildis de Bourgogne
- Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France
Oct 6, 2022 · Sigebert III (c. 630–656/660) was the king of Austrasia from 634 to his death; probably on 1 February 656, or maybe as late as 660. He was the eldest son of Dagobert I. To satisfy the Austrasian aristocracy, who exercised a certain autonomy, Sigebert's father gave him the kingdom of Austrasia although it remained part of the larger Frankish ...
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Sigebert or Sigibert of Gembloux (Latin: Sigebertus or Sigibertus Gemblacensis; c. 1030 – 5 October 1112) was a medieval author, known mainly as a pro-Imperial historian of a universal chronicle, opposed to the expansive papacy of Gregory VII and Pascal II.