, Cerdic

Birth Name Cerdic 1a
Gramps ID I7462
Gender male

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Death [E9063] 534    
1b

Families

    Family of , Cerdic [F4360]
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
, Cynric [I7461]

Narrative

[charlemegne.FTW]

Cerdic, King of the West Saxons, 519-534, was a Saxon earldorma n who founded a settlement on the coast of Hampshire, England, i n 495, assumed the title of King of the West Saxons in 519, an d became the ancestor of the English royal line. "A.D. 495. Thi s year came two leaders into Britain, Cerdic and Cynric, his son , with five ships....519. This year Cerdic and Cynric undertoo k the government of the West Saxons; the same year they fought w ith the Britons at a place called Charford. From that day have r eigned the children of the West Saxon kings. 530. They conquere d the isle of Wight...534. This year died Cerdic, the first kin g of the West Saxons. Cynric his son succeeded to the governemen t, and reigned afterwards twenty-six winters." (ASC, text by Ing ram, Everyman's edition. See the following dates: 495, 519, 530 , 854; CCN 230). (See Trelawney Dayrell Reed, The Rise of Wessex , chart p. 31, gens. 1-8. This also discusses Cerdic's parentage .)

Narrative

Records not imported into INDI (individual) Gramps ID I7462:

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Pedigree

    1. , Cerdic
        1. , Cynric [I7461]

Source References

  1. charlemegne.FTW [S159427]
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        Date of Import: Sep 24, 2000