Sigebert Of Gembloux

French historian
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Born:
c. 1030,, Brabant, Lower Lorraine
Died:
Oct. 5, 1112, Gembloux

Sigebert Of Gembloux (born c. 1030, Brabant, Lower Lorraine—died Oct. 5, 1112, Gembloux) was a Benedictine monk and chronicler known for his Chronicon ab anno 381 ad 1113, a universal history widely used as a source by later medieval historians, and for his defense (1075) of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV’s role in the Investiture Controversy, the struggle between emperors and popes for control over the investiture of bishops. After receiving his education at the monastery of Gembloux, Sigebert taught at the monastery at Metz from 1050 to 1070; during these years he began to write idealized biographies of the ...(100 of 187 words)