[[england_history_hub|England]] >> [[anglo_saxon_england|Anglo-Saxon]]\\ ======Rulers of Wessex====== *Cerdic, legendary founder of Wessex\\ *Cynric, legendary founder of Wessex\\ Ceawlin, early ruler of Wessex (?? 581-8 or ?? 560-93)\\ Ceol, early ruler of Wessex (?? 588-94 or ?? 591-7)\\ Ceolwulf, early ruler of Wessex (?? 594/7 - 611)\\ Cynegils, king of Wesseex (611-42) [baptized 635]\\ Cenwealh, king of Wessex (642-5, 648-72 [gap: in exile from Penda of Mercia])\\ Seaxburh, Cenwealh's widow and ruler of Wessex (672-4)\\ Æscwine, king of Wessex (674-6)\\ Centwine, king of Wessex (676 - ?685)\\ Cædwalla, king of Wessex (685-88 [resigned, went to Rome]) (died 20 April 689)\\ Ine, king of Wessex (688-726 [resigned, went to Rome])\\ Æthelheard, king of Wessex (726-40)\\ Cuthred, king of Wessex (740-56)\\ Sigeberht, king of Wessex (756-7)\\ Cynewulf, king of Wessex (757 - 786 [ambushed by Cyneheard, Sigeberht's brother])\\ Beorhtric, king of Wessex (786 - 802 [?? accidentally poisoned by his wife])\\ ====House of Wessex==== [[egbert_802-839|Egbert]] 802-839\\ [[aethelwulf_839-858|Æthelwulf]] 839-858\\ [[aethelbald_858-860|Æthelbald]] 858-860\\ [[aethelberht_860-866|Æthelberht]] 860-866\\ [[aethelred_866-871|Æthelred I]] 866-871\\ \\ \\ ---- From: [[http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=show&page=People|www.anglo-saxons.net]]\\ \\