King of Wessex, Cerdic

Birth Name King of Wessex, Cerdic 1a 2a 3a
Gramps ID I18846
Gender male
Age at Death 67 years

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E24135] 467 of Saxony, northern Germany  
3b
Death [E24136] 534 Wessex, England  
1b 4 2b 3c
_FA1 [E24137]   Arrived in Britain 495 with son Cynric & 5 ships (Romans had only left in 406).  
5a 2c 3d
_FA2 [E24138]   Possibly fought against native Briton leader Arthur.  
5 3e
_FA3 [E24139]   Generally accepted as the historical start of the English Royal line.  
5 4a 2d 3f
_FA4 [E24140]   Crowned at Winchester in 532. Some say he ascended in 519, others 532.  
6 2e 3g
_FA5 [E24141]   Saxon chieftain who founded Kingdom of Wessex (West Saxons).  
4 3h
_FA6 [E24142]   His descent from Woden and then from Bedwig is regarded as legend.  
5 4 3i
_FA7 [E24143]   Only qualification for later kings of Wessex was they be descended from Cerdic.  
4 3j
_FA8 [E24144] 495 Saxon Ealdorman who led his people to the Hampshire coast & founded a settlement  
7a 2f 3k
_FA9 [E24145]   Assumed title King of the West Saxons, 519.  
2g 3l
_FA10 [E24146]   Fought the Britons at Charford, 519. Conquered the Isle of Wight, 534.  
2h 3m

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father of the Saxons, Elesa [I18867]439
         King of Wessex, Cerdic [I18846] 467 534

Families

    Family of King of Wessex, Cerdic [F7746]
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Atheling of Wessex, Creoda [I25938]493

Narrative

King of the West Saxons in England.[large-G675.FTW]

AKA 1st King of the West Saxons. Crowned at Winchester in 532. Some say he ascended in 519, others 534.

For ancestors of Cerdic, the Anglo Saxon Chronicles attempts to link Bedwig to the Biblical Noah, while the Prose Edda shows further descent from Thor and then attempts to link to Greek mythology.

REF: Royal Genealogies DB: "The genealogy prior to Cerdic should be considered a reignal one & not one of blood, as this always borders on legend."
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AKA 1st King of the West Saxons. Crowned at Winchester in 532. Some say he ascended in 519, others 534.

For ancestors of Cerdic, the Anglo Saxon Chronicles attempts to link Bedwig to the Biblical Noah, while the Prose Edda shows further descent from Thor and then attempts to link to Greek mythology.

REF: Royal Genealogies DB: "The genealogy prior to Cerdic should be considered a reignal one & not one of blood, as this always borders on legend."

Pedigree

  1. of the Saxons, Elesa [I18867]
    1. King of Wessex, Cerdic
        1. Atheling of Wessex, Creoda [I25938]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. 11615-2.ftw [S7587]
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  2. Frederick Lewis Weis: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 [S385122]
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        no parents

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        Founder of the English royal line

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        Reigned as King of West Saxons 519-534

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  3. large-G675.FTW [S430699]
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  4. Denis R. Reid: Royal Genealogies DB [S455682]
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        "virtual founder" of the British monarchy

  5. Mark Humphrys: Royal Descents of Famous People [S346869]
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        nothing on ships or son Cynric

  6. Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science: University of Hull Royal Database (England) [S347964]
  7. G.P. Baker: Fighting Kings of Wessex [S410125]
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        acc to A-S chronicles