Sigeric of Essex
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Sigeric of Essex was a King
of Essex
, and a son of Saelred of Essex
, reigning from 758 until he abdicated in 798, makes a pilgrimage to Rome, and enters Roman monastery. Like his predecessors, he was not an independent ruler, but a dependent of the Kingdom of Mercia
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Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
of Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, and a son of Saelred of Essex
Saelred of Essex
Saelred of Essex reigned as King of Essex from c. 709 to 746. His claim to the throne was due to descent from Sigeberht II The Good. For part of his reign he probably ruled jointly with Swaefbert, who, it is speculated, may have ruled the sub-kingdom of Middlesex...
, reigning from 758 until he abdicated in 798, makes a pilgrimage to Rome, and enters Roman monastery. Like his predecessors, he was not an independent ruler, but a dependent of the Kingdom of Mercia
Mercia
Mercia was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. It was centred on the valley of the River Trent and its tributaries in the region now known as the English Midlands...
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