Sigebert II of the Franks, King of the Franks^[1]

601 - 613  (12 years)

• Name	Sigebert II of the Franks
  Suffix	King of the Franks
  Birth	601
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	613
  Death	613
  Notes	Acceded: 613 King of Austrasia and Burgundy. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal11936 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigebert_II «b»Sigebert II«/b» (601-613) was king of «u»Burgundy «/u» and «u»Austrasia «/u» (613). Bastard son of «u»Theuderic II «/u», he succeeded his father in 613; but the «u»mayor of the palace «/u» of Austrasia, «u»Warnachar «/u», feared that at his young age he would fall under the influence of his great-grandmother «u»Brunhilda «/u». Brunhilda had brought him before a national assembly, where he was proclaimed by the nobles, who did homage to him over both his father's kingdoms. But Warnachar and «u»Rado «/u», mayor of the palace of Burgundy, abandoned the cause of Brunhilda and the young king and joined with «u»Clotaire II «/u» of «u»Neustria «/u», promising not to rise in defence of the queen-regent and recognising Clotaire as rightful regent and guardian of Sigebert. Brunhilda and Sigebert met Clotaire's army on the «u»Aisne «/u», but the Patrician Aletheus, Duke Rocco, and Duke Sigvald deserted the host and the grand old woman and her king had to flee. They got as far as the «u»Orbe «/u» before Clotaire's minions caught up with them by lake «u»Neuchâtel «/u». Both of them and Sigebert's younger brother Corbo were executed by Clotaire's orders. Brunhilda was tortured on the rack for three days before being ripped apart between four horses, thus ending the long and bloody feud between Austrasia and Neustria, and reuniting the two kingdoms. Clotaire then ruled the entire realm of the Franks.
  Person ID	I5799	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Theuderic II of the Franks, King of the Franks   d. 613
  Mother	Unknown   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F551617561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).