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Sigebert I
Character
561-575 AD
King of Austrasia (561–575 AD)
Birth:
- c. 535 AD.
Death:
- 575 AD, Vitry — assassinated days after being proclaimed victorious king.
Parents:
- Father: Chlothar I. Mother: Ingund.
Enemies:
- Chilperic I, his brother; Fredegund, who orchestrated his assassination.
Historical Appearance Notes:
- No portrait tied to Sigebert I. His shield-raising at Vitry is a real, specific Frankish royal ritual.
Notes:
- Assassinated at the exact moment of triumph — already dramatized almost beat-for-beat in the manuscript.
Timeline:
- 561 receives Austrasia; 566/567 marries Brunhild; 568 Galswintha murdered, civil war begins; 575 shield-raised at Vitry, assassinated days later.
Witch's Rebirth Canon:
- Book IV Ch. 9 'The Coronation of Vitry' depicts the shield-raising exactly as history records; Ch. 10 'The Burning of Enoch' dramatizes the assassination directly.
Sources:
- Gregory of Tours (bishop from 573, near-contemporary). Modern: Ian Wood, Janet Nelson.
Book IV
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