Event Secession of Thuringia (643)

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Was the secession of Thuringia after a revolt against Sigebert III of Austrasia.

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  • January 643: In 642, he rebelled against Sigebert and defeated his army, taking the title of rex or king of Thuringia. His success is usually considered an indicator of the roi fainéant phenomenon and of undoing of the Merovingians' accomplishments. His sons, Theotbald and Heden I, succeeded him.