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Cerdic King of Wessex

Cerdic King of Wessex was born in 0467. Cerdic King of Wessex's father was Elesa . His paternal grandparents were Esla and <Unknown>. He was an only child. He died at the age of 67 in 0534.

General Notes
- Cerdic, a patriarch of royalty in Saxony, landed in Hampshire in 495 and in 519 gained a victory at Charford. He was first crowned King of the West Saxons, when, as it is reported, the legendary King Arthur, who had his castle on the steep coast of Cornwall, yielded to him the section of land now known as Hampshire and Somerset. In 520, being unable to extend his rule west of the Avon and defeated at Badbury, co. Dorset, Cedric withdrew. Ten years later he conquered the Isle of Wight. He died in 534. Cerdic is said to be the founding figure of the West Saxon dynasty.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Freawine ^*
  - b.  0327
  
  Wig
  - b.  0355
  
  Gewis
  - b.  0383
  
  Esla
  - b.  0411
  
  Elesa
  - b.  0439
  
  Cerdic King of Wessex
  - b.  0467 d.  0534
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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Cerdic King of Wessex

Ancestor Pedigree Chart