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title: Assassination of Sigebert I
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17083/assassination-of-sigebert-i/
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updated: 2023-02-21
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# Assassination of Sigebert I

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![Assassination of Sigebert I](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17083.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17083.jpg)

## Image Caption

The assassination of King Sigebert I of Austrasia in 575, probably on the orders of Queen Fredegund of Nuestria. Illustration from the *Grandes Chroniques de France,* FR 2813 
fol. 33v, c. 1375-1380.

Bibliothèque nationale de France.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2023, February 21). Assassination of Sigebert I. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17083/assassination-of-sigebert-i/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Assassination of Sigebert I." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 21, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17083/assassination-of-sigebert-i/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Assassination of Sigebert I." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Feb 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17083/assassination-of-sigebert-i/>.

## License & Copyright

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