Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent

Abt 871 - 902  (31 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has no ancestors but more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Sigehelm
  Suffix	Ealdorman of Kent
  Birth	Abt 871	Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	M13P-LCJ
  Death	12 Dec 902	Holme, Wessex
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  Person ID	I13542	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family	Mrs Sigehelm,   b. Abt 876, Kent, England
  Marriage	895	England
  Children	+ 1. Eadgifu,   b. Abt 903, Kent, England d. 966 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F6943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 May 2024

  
  

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  Birth - Abt 871 - Kent, England Marriage - 895 - England Death - 12 Dec 902 - Holme, Wessex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages of America (973 D2ah) Vol. 2 He was one of the Chieftains of Edward the Elder(his son-in-law). Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent, was likely born 860 or before as he appea r s in a charter dated 875 as a 'Minister' of the king. At this time he w ou ld have had to be 15 (the age of majority) or older . The names of Sigehelm's parents are not known, however, it is believe d h e is the brother of Sigewulf, Ealdorman of Slaegen, and is also the u ncl e of Sigebreht. Sigehelm is a very uncommon name and he is believed to be the emissar y o f King Ælfred that delivered alms to Rome in 882, a trusted position . I n 889 he is identified as Sigehelm Dux in another charter and in 89 8 Kin g Ælfred grants him land at Fearnleag (Farleigh) in Kent. He is als o beli eved to have held lands in Cooling, Kent which were given to a ma n name d Goda as security for a loan. The Foundation for Medieval Genealo gy iden tifies him as Lord of Meopham, Cooling and Lenham in Kent. The name of Sigehelm's wife and date of their marriage is not known, how e ver, it is believed that he married. He is identified as the father o f Ea dgifu of Kent, 3rd wife of Edward the Elder, and there is not eve n a hin t that she was illegitimate. Eadgifu is believed to have been bor n in 90 2 or 903, either shortly before or after he died . Sigehelm is known to have died in the Battle of the Holme, which took place in East Anglia on 13 December 902. This battle between the Anglo-Saxon men of Wessex and Kent fighting fo r K ing Edward and the East Anglian Danes who fought for Æthelwold was th e fi nal battle of Æthelwold's Revolt. His brother and nephew fought an d die d in the same battle. Sigehelm's daughter Eadgifu married King Edward the Elder about 919 an d t hrough her Sigehelm was the grandfather of 2 kings: King Edmund the M agni ficent and King Eadred; and great-grandfather of 2 more: King Eadwi g an d King Edgar the Peaceful.