Sigebert was born about 0472 in Cologne (Koln), Germany, the son of Childebert I Merovingian Dynasty but his mother is unknown.
He died in 0509. The place is not known.
His wife is not known. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Cloderic I (c0490-0509).
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| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes | ||
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| Birth | ABT 472 |
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| Death | 509 |
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!StyleName: Merovingian Dynasty, Sigebert I “The Lame”, King of Cologne, Ripuarian Franks [~472 - 509]
!Source: Some Descendants of Clovis 'the Riparian' Of COLOGNE, King of Cologne
http://washington.ancestryregister.com/COLOGNE00006.htm#i5706
Third Generation
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3. Sigebert I 'The Lame' Of COLOGNE King of Cologne 68 2275 was born Abt 0445 in Cologne , Germany 68 and died in 0509 in Murdered by his son Cloderic at instigation of Clovis I King of Franks.68 2275 Sigebert married Wife of Sigebert I Of UNKNOWN Cir 0470. Wife was born Cir 0450.
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The Child from this marriage was:
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4. i. Cloderic I 'The Parricide' Of COLOGNE King of Cologne 68 2276 was born Abt 0475 in Cologne , Germany 68 and died in 0509 in Murdered by agents of Clovis I King of Franks.68
!Source: Sigobert the Lame https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigobert_the_Lame
Sigobert the Lame was a king of the Ripuarian Franks in the area of Zülpich and Cologne.
History
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His father's name was "Childebert".[1] He was presumably wounded in the knee at the Battle of Tolbiac against the Alamanni.[2] He supported Clovis I again, against the Visigoths at the Battle of Vouillé in the spring of 507.[3]
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Despite his having lent assistance to Clovis on two previous occasions, according to Gregory of Tours, Sigobert was murdered by his son Chlodoric upon the instigation of Clovis I,[4] when his son sent assassins upon him as he took a sojourn from his kingdom in a forest near Fulda.[3] Chlodorich then told Clovis of the murder and offered him the finest treasures of his newly inherited kingdom as a symbol of their new alliance.
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Clovis sent messengers to assess the treasure, who then asked Chlodoric to plunge his hand as deeply into his gold coins as possible. With his arm submerged, the envoys of Clovis then killed the new king in betrayal. Clovis then stood before the people of Chlodoric and professing horror at the murder of Sigebert, told them that the son had sent assassins to murder his father, but that Chlodoric had subsequently met his own end as well. Clovis then offered his protection to the former subjects of Sigobert and Chlodoric, and thus became their king.[2]
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Gregory suggests that Chlodoric was murdered in the same campaign that killed the Frankish King Chararic. Before, Clovis had killed Ragnachar and his brothers.[2]
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After all these murders, Gregory tells us that Clovis lamented that he had no family left, implying that among his own casualties were close relatives. He said this not out of grief or remorse, but so that any other relatives might identify themselves, and so be marked for death.[3]
!Source: Sigibert of Cologne https://familypedia.fandom.com/wiki/Sigibert_of_Cologne_
Sigobert the Lame was a Ripurian Frankish king of the Franks in the area of Zülpich and Cologne. His father's name was "Childebert".[1][2] He was presumably wounded in the knee at the Battle of Tolbiac against the Alamanni.[3]
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Battle of Tolbiac : 496 AD
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Battle of Tolbiac. Fresco at the Panthéon by Joseph Blanc, c. 1881.
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The Battle of Tolbiac was fought between the Franks, who were fighting under Clovis I, and the Alamanni, whose leader is not known. The date of the battle has traditionally been given as 496, though other accounts suggest it may either have been fought earlier, in the 480s or early 490s, or later, in 506. The site of "Tolbiac", or "Tolbiacum", is usually given as Zülpich, North Rhine-Westphalia, about 60 km east of what is now the German-Belgian frontier. The Franks were successful at Tolbiac and established their dominance over the Alamanni.
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See Also Battle of Tolbiac - Wikipedia
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Assassination : 509 AD
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According to Gregory of Tours, he was murdered by his son Chlodoric upon the instigation of Clovis I, sometime after his victory over the Visigoths , when his son sent assassins upon him as he took a sojourn from his kingdom to a nearby forest. Chlodorich then told Clovis of the murder and offered him the finest treasures of his newly inherited kingdom as a symbol of their new alliance. Clovis sent messengers to assess the treasure, who then asked Chlodoric to plunge his hand as deeply into his gold coins as possible. With his arm submerged, the envoys of Clovis then killed the new king in betrayal. Clovis then stood before the people of Chlodoric and told them that the son had sent assassins to murder his father, but that Chlodoric had subsequently met his own end as well. Clovis then offered his protection to the former subjects of Sigobert and Chlodoric, and thus became their king.[3]
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Gregory suggests that Chlodoric was murdered in the same campaign that killed the Frankish King Chararic. Before, Clovis had killed Ragnachar and his brothers.[3]
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After all these murders, Gregory tells us that Clovis lamented that he had no family left, implying that among his own casualties were close relatives.
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Offspring of Sigibert of Cologne and unknown parent
Name Birth Death Joined with
Chloderic der Franken 470 Koln, Germany 509 Cologne, Germany Chroma of Burgundy