Sigered of Essex

Sigered of Essex was the last king of Essex from 798 to 825. The son of Sigeric of Essex, Sigered became king when his father abdicated the throne.

In 812 Sigered was reduced from king to duke by his Mercian overlords. In 825 he finally ceded the kingdom of Essex to Egbert of Wessex.

References

Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "Sigered (fl.799)". Dictionary of National Biography 52. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

External links

Sigered 4 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England

Regnal titles
Preceded by Sigeric	King of Essex 798 – 812	Demoted to duke
Titles of nobility
New title	Duke of Essex 812 – 825	Succeeded by Egbert

Monarchs of Essex

Æscwine Sledd Sæberht Sexræd / Sæward Sigeberht the Little Sigeberht the Good Swithhelm Sighere / Sæbbi Sigeheard / Swæfred Offa Sælred / Swæfberht Swithred Sigeric Sigered Egbert‡

‡ Also monarch of Wessex, Kent, Sussex and Mercia.

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