History
The Kingdom of Wessex (i.e., West Seaxna Rīce) once comprised southwest England, existing as its own kingdom until 927 when Æþelstan conquered Northumbria, bringing all of England together for the first time since the Roman occupation 500 years before.
- Map of “Wessex” created by “Amitchell125”, English Wikipedia
cyningas
- Cerdic (519-534)
- Cynric (534-560)
- Ceawlin (560-591)
- Ceol (591-597)
- Ceolwulf (597-611)
- Cyneglis (611-643)
- Cwichelm (ca. 626-636)
- Cenwalh (643-645)
- Penda (643-645); Mercian
- Cenwealh (648-674); restored, joint with Queen Seaxburh (672-674)
- Seaxburh (672-674); joint with Cenwalh
- Cenfus (674)
- Æscwine (674-676)
- Centwine (676-685); deposed by Cædwalla
- Cædwalla (685-688); usurper, abdicated
- Ine (688-726)
- Æþelheard (726-740)
- Cuthred (740-756)
- Sigeberht (756-757); deposed by Cynewulf
- Cynewulf (757-786); assassinated by Cyneheard, brother of Sigeberht
- Beorhtric / Brihtric (786-802)
- Ecgberht (802-839); son of Ealhmund of Kent
- Æþelwulf (839-858); son of Ecgberht
- Æþelbald (858-860); son of Æþelwulf
- Æþelberht (860-865); son of Æþelwulf
- Æþelræd (865-871); son of Æþelwulf
- Alfred (871-899) the Great; son of Æþelwulf
- Eadweard (899-924) the Elder
- Ælfweard (924); second son of Eadweard
- Æþelstan (924-927)
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- “List of monarchs of Wessex“, Wikipedia
- “Kings of Wessex and England“, The British Monarchy, Official Site