Sæweard King of the East Saxons

• Preferred Name: Sæweard King of the East Saxons^{[1] [2] [3]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Death: about 0623, killed with note: https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsBritain/EnglandEssex.htm
  
• FSID: 9H1T-KL5
  
• Birth: ABT 605 in Kingdom of Kent, Anglia at LATI: N1.2261 LONG: E0.7505
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Medlands Project
  
  SÆWEARD [Sigeweard] (-killed [623]). Bede records the death of "Sabercti regis Orientalium Saxonum", after the death of Æthelberht King of Kent, adding that he left three sons who were still pagans and drove Bishop Mellitus to France because he refused to give them the Eucharistic bread[175]. William of Malmesbury names Sexred and Seward as sons of Sebert[176]. He succeeded his father as king of Essex, jointly with his two brothers. Roger of Wendover records that "Sexredum et Siwardum fratres" were killed by "Kinegilso rege occidentalium Saxonum et Quichelmo filio eius" in 623[177]. This date is inconsistent with Henry of Huntingdon’s report that their father died in 626 (see above). William of Malmesbury records that he and his brother were killed by the West Saxons[178]. Sæweard had three children:
  
  === Human Family Project ===
  Human Family Project

• m. in Essex, England

1. Sigeberht the Little Joint King of Essex, b. 608 in Kingdom of Wessex     d. 660 in Kingdom of Essex, Anglia

1. Title: Medlands Project
   Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20&%20Danish%20Kings.htm;
   
2. Title: Anglo Saxon Kingdoms, Saxons and Jutes of Southern England
   Publication: Name: https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsBritain/EnglandEssex.htm;
   
3. Title: British Kings & Queens, A Brief History
   Author: Mike Ashley, A Brief History of British Kings & Queens, Carroll & Graff Publishers, (United States of America, New York, NY, 2002), Page 431.