Sigeric I of Essex

For other people named Sigeric, see Sigeric (disambiguation).

Sigeric I of Essex was a King of Essex, and a son of Saelred of Essex, reigning from an unknown date until he abdicated and went on pilgrimage to Rome in 798. Like his predecessors, he recognised Mercian overlordship.^[1][2]

The Itinerary of Archbishop Sigeric, a record of the journey of Sigeric, Archbishop of Canterbury, to Rome in 990. It includes a list of 23 churches in Rome that he visited, one of which was dedicated to St Sigeric, possibly the same as the king of Essex^[3]

References

1. Yorke, Barbara (2004). "kings of the East Saxons (act. late 6th cent.–c. 820)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52340. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 5 September 2019. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
2. Yorke, Barbara (1990). Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England. London, UK: Routledge. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-415-16639-3.
3. "British Library". www.bl.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

External links

• Sigeric 3 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England

Preceded by Swithred of Essex	King of Essex c. 758 – 798	Succeeded by Sigered of Essex