This is a list of monarchs of Wessex until 924. West Saxon redirects here For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxon see Wessex (disambiguation. For the automobile see Porsche 924. Events By Place Europe King Athelstan succeeds to the throne of Mercia For later monarchs, see the List of monarchs in the British Isles. This page links to lists of monarchs that have reigned the various kingdoms and other states that have existed in the British Isles throughout recorded history While the details of the later monarchs are confirmed by a number of sources, the earlier ones are in many cases obscure.
The names are given in modern English form followed by the names and titles (as far as is known) in contemporary Anglo-Saxon English and Latin, being the prevalent 'official' languages of the time.
This was a time when spellings varied widely, even within a document. A number of variations of the details below exist. Amongst these are the preference between þ [thorn] and ð [eth/thet] (modern 'th'). They were used indiscriminately for voiced and unvoiced sounds, unlike in modern Icelandic. Thorn tended to be more used in the south [Wessex] and thet in the North [Mercia and Northumbria i. e. in Engel-lond]. "Th" was preferred in the earliest period in Northern texts.
The character '7' was used as the ampersand '&' in contemporary Anglo-Saxon writings. The era pre-dates the emergence of forms of writing accepted today, notably minuscule, and the letters 'W' and 'U'. Where W was followed by U this was generally rendered as 'V V' (which was also used for 'W' alone). A letter based on the rune "wynn" was normally used for 'w'. Again, in the earliest period, the Angles/Engle preferred 'vv', whilst the West Saxons preferred the letter derived from a rune. (Compare "thorn" and "eth" [this is a modern name for the letter. The early name was "thet", which was probably derived from the Greek letter "theta"])
Except in manuscripts, runic letters were an Anglian phenomenon. [The early Engle restricted the use runes to monuments, whereas the Saxons adopted wynn and thorn for sounds which did not have a Latin equivalent. Otherwise thay were not used in Wessex].
Monarchs of the West Saxons (Wessex)
| Reign | Incumbent | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Kingdom of the Gewissae | |||
| Cerdic Dynasty | |||
| 519 to 534 | Cerdic | CERDIC ELESING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CERDIC REX GEVVISSÆ | Most probably of British origin |
| 534 to 560 | Cynric | CYNRIC CERDICING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CYNRIC REX GEVVISSÆ | Possibly of British origin |
| 560 to 591 | Ceawlin | CEAVVLIN CYNRICING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CEAVVLIN REX GEVVISSÆ | Possibly of British origin |
| 591 to 597 | Ceol | CEOL CVÞING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CEOL REX GEVVISSÆ | |
| 597 to 611 | Ceolwulf | CEOLVVLF CVÞING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CEOLVVLF REX GEVVISSÆ | |
| 611 to 643 | Cynegils | CYNEGILS CEOLING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CYNEGILS REX GEVVISSÆ | |
| c. The following chart is a Family tree of the Kings of the House of Wessex, a Dynasty whose members were Kings of Wessex, and then from Athelstan Events By Place Europe Cerdic becomes king of Wessex. The Synagogues of Ravenna are Events By Place Byzantine Empire January 1 — Decimus Theodorius Paulinus is appointed Consul (the last to hold this See also Ceretic for two kings with a similar name Cerdic of Wessex (died 534 was the King of Wessex (519&ndash534 and is regarded Events By Place Byzantine Empire January 1 — Decimus Theodorius Paulinus is appointed Consul (the last to hold this Events By Place Europe Ceawlin of Wessex becomes King of Wessex (traditional date Cynric of Wessex ruled as king of Wessex from 534 to 560 Everything known about him comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Events By Place Europe Ceawlin of Wessex becomes King of Wessex (traditional date Events By Place Europe Agilulf marries Theodelinda and becomes king of the Lombards. Ceawlin (also spelled "Ceaulin" or "Caelin" (died c Events By Place Europe Agilulf marries Theodelinda and becomes king of the Lombards. Events By Topic Education The King's School is founded in Canterbury. Ceol (also known as Ceola or Ceolric) was one of the West Saxon kings of Wessex. Events By Topic Education The King's School is founded in Canterbury. For the telephone number 611 see 6-1-1. Births Deaths Ceolwulf of Wessex Map-bms611 Ceolwulf, a member of the House of Wessex, became King of Wessex in 597 upon the death of his brother Ceol because at that time Ceol's son Cynegils For the telephone number 611 see 6-1-1. Births Deaths Ceolwulf of Wessex Map-bms611 Events By Place Europe Rothari King of the Lombards, issues the Lombard law code Cynegils (died c 642 was an Anglo-Saxon king of the West Saxons in the early 7th century 626 to 636 | Cwichelm | CVVICHELM CYNEGILSING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CVVICHELM REX GEVVISSÆ | |
| 643 to 645 | Cenwalh | CENVVALH CYNEGILSING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CENVVALH REX GEVVISSÆ | Deposed |
| Mercian Dynasty | |||
| 645 to 648 | Penda | PENDA PYBBING MIERCNA 7 GEVVISSÆ CYNING PENDA REX MIERCNA ET GEVVISSÆ | |
| The Kingdom of the West Saxons | |||
| fl. Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Byzantines defeat the Avars and Slavs, who were besieging Constantinople Events By Place Byzantine Empire August 20 — Battle of Yarmuk: Khalid ibn al-Walid 's victory against the Cwichelm (died Circa 636 was an Anglo-Saxon king of the Gewisse, a people in the upper Thames area who later created the kingdom of Wessex Events By Place Europe Rothari King of the Lombards, issues the Lombard law code Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Byzantines recapture Alexandria from the Arabs Asia Cenwealh (died 674? also Cenwalh or Coenwalh, was an Anglo-Saxon king traditionally counted as a King of Wessex. Mercia (ˈmɝsiə was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Byzantines recapture Alexandria from the Arabs Asia Events By Topic Religion Pope Theodore I excommunicates Patriarch Paul II of Constantinople Penda (died November 15 655 was a 7th-century King of Mercia, a kingdom in what is today the English Midlands. 571 | Cuthwulf | CVÞVVLF VVESTSEAXNA CYNING CVÞVVLF REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | invaded Midland Britain and conquered the Britons in 571 at the Battle of Bedford (see also Bedford Castle and Bedford), probably under King Cadrod of Calchfynedd. This article is about the year AD 571 For the US telephone area code see Area code 571. Cutha ( Cuthwulf) was born in 600 in Wessex. His father was Cuthine of Wessex. This article is about the year AD 571 For the US telephone area code see Area code 571. Bedford Castle Mound, is the remnant of a castle in Bedford England ( Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough Probably an associate of Ceawlin. Ceawlin (also spelled "Ceaulin" or "Caelin" (died c |
| Cerdic Dynasty | |||
| 648 to 674 | Cenwalh | CENVVALH CYNEGILSING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING CENVVALH REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Restored; reigned jointly with his wife Queen Seaxburh 672 to 674 |
| 672 to 674 | Queen Seaxburh | SEAXBVRG VVESTSEAXNA CVEN SEAXBVRH REGINA SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Reigned jointly with her husband Cenwalh until his death 674 |
| 674 to 674 | Cenfus | CENFVS CENFERÞING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING CENFVS REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 674 to 676 | Aescwine | ÆSCVVINE CENFVSING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆSCVVINE REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 676 to 685 | Centwine | CENTVVINE CYNEGILSING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING CENTVVINE REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Deposed by Caedwalla |
| 685 to 688 | Caedwalla | CÆDVVALLA CENBRYHTING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING CÆDVVALLA REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Usurper; abdicated, possibly of British origin |
| 688 to 726 | Ine (Ina) | INE CENREDING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING INE REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Abdicated |
| 726 to 740 | Æthelheard | ÆÞELHEARD VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆÞELHEARD REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 740 to 756 | Cuthred | CVÞRED VVESTSEAXNA CYNING CVÞRED REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 756 to 757 | Sigeberht | SIGEBRYHT VVESTSEAXNA CYNING SIGEBRYHT REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Deposed (and killed?) by Cynewulf |
| 757 to 786 | Cynewulf | CYNEVVLF VVESTSEAXNA CYNING CYNEVVLF REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Assassinated by Cyneheard, brother of Sigeberht |
| 786 to 802 | Beorhtric | BEORHTRIC VVESTSEAXNA CYNING BEORHTRIC REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 802 to 839 | Egbert | ECGBRYHT EALHMVNDING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ECGBRYHT REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 839 to 856 | Ethelwulf | ÆÞELVVLF ECGBRYHTING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆÞELVVLF REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 856 to 860 | Ethelbald | ÆÞELBALD ÆÞELVVLFING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆÞELBALD REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 860 to 865 | Ethelbert | ÆÞELBRYHT ÆÞELVVLFING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆÞELBRYHT REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 865 to 871 | Ethelred | ÆÞELRED ÆÞELVVLFING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆÞELRED REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 871 to 899 | Ælfred the Great | ÆLFRED ÆÞELVVLFING ÐE GREAT VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆLFRED MAGNVS REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | The only English monarch to be given the nickname "The Great" First King of the Anglo Saxons |
| 899 to 924 | Edward the Elder | EADVVEARD ÆLFREDING ÐE ELDRA WESTSEAXNA CYNING EADVVEARD REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Died 17th July 924 |
| 924 to 924 | Ælfweard | Second son of Edward the Elder, Died August 2nd 924, possibly before coronation. Events By Topic Religion Pope Theodore I excommunicates Patriarch Paul II of Constantinople Events By Place Europe Dagobert II and Theuderic I succeed Childeric II as king(s of the Franks Cenwealh (died 674? also Cenwalh or Coenwalh, was an Anglo-Saxon king traditionally counted as a King of Wessex. Seaxburh was a wife of King Cenwalh of Wessex and according to tradition ruled Wessex as Queen for a year following Cenwalh's death Events By Place Europe Wamba succeeds Reccaswinth as king of the Visigoths. Events By Place Europe Dagobert II and Theuderic I succeed Childeric II as king(s of the Franks Events By Place Europe Wamba succeeds Reccaswinth as king of the Visigoths. Events By Place Europe Dagobert II and Theuderic I succeed Childeric II as king(s of the Franks Seaxburh was a wife of King Cenwalh of Wessex and according to tradition ruled Wessex as Queen for a year following Cenwalh's death Cenwealh (died 674? also Cenwalh or Coenwalh, was an Anglo-Saxon king traditionally counted as a King of Wessex. Events By Place Europe Dagobert II and Theuderic I succeed Childeric II as king(s of the Franks Events By Place Europe Dagobert II and Theuderic I succeed Childeric II as king(s of the Franks Events By Place Europe Dagobert II and Theuderic I succeed Childeric II as king(s of the Franks Æscwine (died Circa 676 was a King of Wessex, but probably not the only king in Wessex at the time Events By Place Europe Dagobert II and Theuderic I succeed Childeric II as king(s of the Franks Events By Place Europe Æthelred invades Kent. Asia In Japan Emperor Temmu Æscwine (died Circa 676 was a King of Wessex, but probably not the only king in Wessex at the time Events By Place Europe Æthelred invades Kent. Asia In Japan Emperor Temmu Events By Place Byzantine Empire Justinian II succeeds Constantine IV as Emperor of the Byzantine Empire Centwine (died after 685 was King of Wessex from Circa 676 to 685 or 686 although he was perhaps not the only king of the West Saxons at the time Cædwalla (c 659 &ndash 20 April 689 was the King of Wessex from about 685 until 688 when he abdicated Events By Place Byzantine Empire Justinian II succeeds Constantine IV as Emperor of the Byzantine Empire For the submarine see Los Angeles class submarine. ---- Events By Place Europe Emperor Justinian II Cædwalla (c 659 &ndash 20 April 689 was the King of Wessex from about 685 until 688 when he abdicated For the submarine see Los Angeles class submarine. ---- Events By Place Europe Emperor Justinian II Events By place Europe Seismic activity in the Mediterranean: The volcanic island of Thera erupts while the city of Jerash Ine was King of Wessex from 688 to 726 He was unable to retain the territorial gains of his predecessor Cædwalla, who had brought much of Southern Events By place Europe Seismic activity in the Mediterranean: The volcanic island of Thera erupts while the city of Jerash This is about the year in the Gregorian Calendar Events By Place Europe October 26 — An Earthquake strikes Æthelheard (died 740 (Means roughly 'Noble Stern' also spelled Ethelheard or Æþelheard, was King of Wessex from 726 to 740 This is about the year in the Gregorian Calendar Events By Place Europe October 26 — An Earthquake strikes Events By Place Europe Pepin the Short defeats the Lombards of northern Italy, who have threatened Pope Stephen Cuthred of Wessex or Cuþræd (died 756 was the Monarch of Wessex from 740 (739 according to Simeon of Durham, 741 according to John of Events By Place Europe Pepin the Short defeats the Lombards of northern Italy, who have threatened Pope Stephen Events By Place Asia March 9 — A major Earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria. Sigeberht of Wessex (Sigeberht means roughly 'Magnificent Victory' was the Monarch of Wessex from 756 to 757 Cynewulf of Wessex (died 786 (meaning "kin wolf" was the king of Wessex from 757 until his death Events By Place Asia March 9 — A major Earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria. For the processors see 80786 - 7th generation x86 like Athlon and Intel Pentium 4. Cynewulf of Wessex (died 786 (meaning "kin wolf" was the king of Wessex from 757 until his death Sigeberht of Wessex (Sigeberht means roughly 'Magnificent Victory' was the Monarch of Wessex from 756 to 757 For the processors see 80786 - 7th generation x86 like Athlon and Intel Pentium 4. This article is about the year 802 For other uses see IEEE 802 networking standard Beorhtric (died 802 (means 'Magnificent ruler' was the King of Wessex from 786 until his death This article is about the year 802 For other uses see IEEE 802 networking standard Events By Place Europe Louis the Pious attempts to divide his empire among his sons Egbert (also spelt Ecgberht) (died 839 was King of Wessex from 802 until 839 Events By Place Europe Louis the Pious attempts to divide his empire among his sons Events By Place Asia The Year of the Fire Rat (Chinese Zodiac begins in January Æthelwulf, also spelled Aethelwulf or Ethelwulf; Old English: Æþelwulf, means 'Noble Wolf' (c Events By Place Asia The Year of the Fire Rat (Chinese Zodiac begins in January This article is about the year 860 For the area code see Area code 860. King Æthelbald of Wessex or Ethelbald ( Old English Æþelbald) (Means roughly 'Noble Bold' was the second of the five sons of King This article is about the year 860 For the area code see Area code 860. Events By Place Europe Ethelred succeeds as king of Wessex (or 866) King Ethelbert or Æþelberht of Wessex (meaning "Magnificent Noble" was the third son of Ethelwulf of Wessex and was born around Events By Place Europe Ethelred succeeds as king of Wessex (or 866) Events By Place Europe Nine battles are fought between the Danes and Wessex. King Ethelred of Wessex ( Old English: Æþelræd) (c 840 &ndash April 23, 871) was the fourth son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex Events By Place Europe Nine battles are fought between the Danes and Wessex. Events By place Europe Edward the Elder becomes King of Wessex. Alfred the Great (also Ælfred from the Old English Ælfrēd ˈælfreːd (c Events By place Europe Edward the Elder becomes King of Wessex. For the automobile see Porsche 924. Events By Place Europe King Athelstan succeeds to the throne of Mercia Edward the Elder ( Old English: Ēadweard se Ieldra) (c 870 &ndash 17 July 924) was King of England (899 &ndash For the automobile see Porsche 924. Events By Place Europe King Athelstan succeeds to the throne of Mercia For the automobile see Porsche 924. Events By Place Europe King Athelstan succeeds to the throne of Mercia Ælfweard (born 904 died 2 August, 924) was the second Son of Edward the Elder, the eldest born to Ælfflæd. | |
| 925 to 927 | Athelstan | ÆÞELSTAN EADVVEARDING WESTSEAXNA CYNNING ÆÞELSTAN REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Becoming first King of England. For the area code see Area code 925. For the hallmark 925 see Sterling silver. Events Asia The Chu State is founded by Ma Yin. Korea: Hubaekje sacks the Silla capital of |
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