XIR21196 Ms Fr 6465 f.25 Sharing the kingdom of Clotaire I between his four sons. Assassination of Sigebert I by Fouquet, Jean (c.1420-80); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Sharing the kingdom of Clotaire I between his four sons : Wanting to usurp power at the expense of his brothers, Chilperic seized the treasure of his father and secured the support of the great of the kingdom. His brothers, Sigebert, Gontran and Charibert, surprise him in Paris and claim their rights. The scene is located on the Ile de la Cite. Assassination of Sigebert I (in the foreground): During the siege of Tournai, a city in which Chilperic and his family took refuge, an emissary of Fredegonde pierces the Sigebert gorge lying in his tent); French, out of copyright.