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- Also called:
- Sigebert the Good, or Sigebert Sanctus
- Died:
- between 653 and 664
- Title / Office:
- king (653-653), Essex
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Sigebert II
king of Essex
Also known as: Sigebert Sanctus, Sigebert the Good
Sigebert II (died between 653 and 664) was the king of the East Saxons, or Essex (from c. 653), who succeeded Sigebert I. He became a Christian, was baptized (c. 653), and invited such missionaries as Saint Cedd into his land, which became a centre for their work. The date and occasion of Sigebertās death are unknown.
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