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    cousin, Sighere. After Sighere died, Sæbbi became sole ruler of Essex until 694. Sighere and Sæbbi were cousins of their predecessor, Swithelm. In 665...
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    chest bearing the name of Sæbbi of Essex (r. 664–683) was visible in Old St Paul's Cathedral until the Great Fire of London of 1666 when the cathedral...
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    30,000 pence from its people, in recompense for the murder of King Mul. King Sæbbi of Essex abdicates the throne, and is succeeded by his sons Sigeheard...
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  • Sighere was the joint king of the Kingdom of Essex along with his cousin Sæbbi from 663 or 664 until about 688. He was son of Sigeberht Sæwarding, probably...
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  • 30,000 pence from its people, in recompense for the murder of King Mul. King Sæbbi of Essex abdicates the throne, and is succeeded by his sons Sigeheard...
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    north of the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov. Conflict erupts between King Sighere of Essex and his brother Sæbbi, as they struggle for overlordship between...
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    Dagenham (redirect from Dagenham, Essex)
    kinsman of King Saebbi of Essex, to Barking Abbey. Dagenham has been historically defined by its ancient parish boundaries. The parish of Dagenham was...
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  • Little, king of Essex Sigehere (died c. 688), joint king of the Kingdom of Essex along with his cousin Sæbbi Sigrid the Haughty, first wife of Eric the Victorious...
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  • deposed, died 1126 Sæbbi of Essex, 664 to 694, abdicated 694 Offa of Essex, ?-709, abdicated 709 Sigeric, abdicated in 798. Sigered of Essex, 798-825, ceded...
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  • king of Essex along with his brother, Sigeheard, from 694 to 709, succeeding their father Sæbbi. In 705, they became estranged from King Ine of Wessex...
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  • king of Essex along with his brother, Swaefred, from 694 to 709, succeeding their father Sæbbi. In 705, they became estranged from King Ine of Wessex...
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    persecution of Diocletian (4th century) Saint Adelphus, an early Bishop of Metz and Confessor (5th century) Saint Sæbbi of Essex (Sebbi, Sebba), King of Essex and...
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    for naming years. King Sighere of Essex dies after a 19-year joint reign. His brother Sæbbi becomes the sole ruler of Essex until his death in 694. Second...
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    today. The last pagan king of Essex was Sighere, an apostate who was joint-king alongside his Christian cousin Sæbbi; Sæbbi outlived his cousin, and Christianity...
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  • support of Æthelred of Mercia. Oswine appears to have ruled jointly with Swæfheard, son of Sæbbi of Essex, Oswine ruling the eastern half of Kent. In...
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    Ecgberht comes of age. King Swithelm of Essex dies after a four-year reign. He is succeeded by his cousins Sighere and Sæbbi (approximate date). 26 October...
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  • north of the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov. Conflict erupts between King Sighere of Essex and his brother Sæbbi, as they struggle for overlordship between...
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  • identifies his father as Sæbbi, King of Essex (ac consensu patris mei Sebbe regis). He witnessed two charters of Oswine, one of which is dated 27 January...
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    communications and Tripos examinations.[citation needed] The parish of Buttsbury in Essex was initially called Botolfvespirie, meaning Botolph's Pear Tree...
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    endowment was signed by Wulfhere and Oswiu, and by Sigehere and Sæbbi, the Kings of Essex. In 661, Wulfhere is recorded in the Chronicle as harrying Ashdown...
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    only in eastern Kent; the western half of the kingdom was ruled by Swæfheard, son of Sæbbi, the king of Essex. It is possible that Æthelred provided support...
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  • (660–664) Sighere, Co-King (664–683) Sæbbi, Co-King (664–694) Sigeheard, Co-King (694–709) Swæfred, Co-King (694–709) Kingdom of Kent (complete list) – Æthelberht...
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    Old St Paul's Cathedral (category Churches in the City of London)
    created a new tablet with the names of lost burials which was installed in Wren's cathedral: Sæbbi King of Essex (d. 695) King Æthelred II ("the Unready")...
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    unclear. On the death of Swithhelm, Bede records that Sighere and his first cousin once removed Sæbbi jointly ruled the Kingdom of Essex, who in the genealogies...
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    Cedd (category People from Essex)
    succeeded by the joint kings Sighere and Sæbbi. Some people reverted to paganism, which Bede said was due to the effects of the plague. Mercia under King Wulfhere...
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    Notley, Essex, is a Church of England parish church, of Anglo-Saxon construction, built on the site of a Roman temple, with a large quantity of Roman brick...
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    This is a list of the kings of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent. The regnal dates for the earlier kings are known only from Bede. Some kings are known mainly...
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  • a period of sede vacante ("vacant seat") of a year and 7 months. King Sighere of Essex dies after a 19-year joint reign. His brother Sæbbi becomes the...
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    Wihtburh (category Year of birth unknown)
    David (1989). "Essex, Middle Anglia, and the Expansion of Mercia in the South-East Midlands". In Basset, Steven (ed.). The Origins of Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms...
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