Sigebert I (King Of Metz - 561-575)

535 - 575  (40 years)

• Name	Sigebert I (King Of Metz - 561-575)
  Birth	535	Paris, Seine, Ile-DE-France, France
  Gender	Male
  _UID	DB3FA6A838F7418E80A18137C19C3A21F7AF
  Death	Nov 575	Vitry Near Arras, France
  Burial	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)
  Marriage	514
  Family ID	F4380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Marriage	566
  Family ID	F4335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• 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.