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Sigebert III

630–656 · 7th century · Also known as Sigebert III of Austrasia

Sigebert III was the Merovingian king of Austrasia, the eastern Frankish kingdom, from 633 or 634 until his death. Son of Dagobert I, he came to the throne as a child, and real power lay with his mayors of the palace, above all Grimoald. In 641 his army was defeated by the rebel duke Radulf of Thuringia. Remembered for his piety and grants to monasteries, he was later venerated as a saint.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

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