KENT Sigehelm

0871 - Abt 0902  (~ 31 years)

• Name	KENT Sigehelm
  Birth	0871	Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 13 Dec 0902	England
  Notes	Sigehelm was Ealdorman of Kent from 898 to 902.[1] His family origins are uncertain. He was the father of Eadgifu, the third wife of King Eadweard the Elder.[2][3] A charter of 959, relating to land at Cooling in Kent, records him as Eadgifu's father. He held lands at Meopham, Cooling and Lenham, all in Kent.[3] Sigehelm died fighting the Danes in the Battle of the Holme on the 13th of December 902. [4] Research Notes WikiTree has previously shown Sigehelm as son of Sigered, an unsourced profile for Sigered, King of Kent. A Sigered jointly ruled Kent in the 8th century, and dates mean he cannot be the father of Sigehelm. Sources ↑ Donald Henson. A Guide to late Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon Books, §998, p. 124 ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry by Sean Miller for 'Edward [called Edward the Elder]', print and online 2004, revised online 2011 ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands. Entry for EADGIFU (-26 Aug 968) ↑ Michael Swanton (translator and editor). The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, new edition, Phoenix Press, 2000, pp.93-93: years given in the manuscripts of the Chronicles for this period are commonly a bit inaccurate
  Person ID	I59220	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. KENT Eadgifu,   b. Abt 0900, Kent, England d. 26 Aug 0968, England (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F347377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026