495 - 560 (65 years)| Name | Cynric of Wessex [1] | |
| Title | King of Wessex | |
| Birth | 495 | England  |
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| Gender | Male | |
| Military - Old World | During his reign, the Saxons expanded into Wiltshire against strong resistance and captured Searobyrig or Old Sarum, near Salisbury. He and his son Ceawlin won a battle against the Britons at Beranburh, now identified as Barbury Castle | |
| Death | 560 | England |
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| Person ID | I10334 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | King of Anglo-Saxon Wessex Cerdic of Wessex, b. 467, Saxony, Germany d. 534, England (Age 67 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Wihtgar van Wessex, b. 471, Saxony, Germany d. 534, England (Age 63 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Marriage | 489 | Saxony, Germany |
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| Family ID | F2955 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Family ID | F14371 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
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| Old World | | _Cynric Cynric was King of Wessex from 534 to 560. Everything known about him comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. There, he is stated to have been the son of Cerdic, who is considered the founder of the kingdom of Wessex. However, the 'Genealogical Regnal List', a copy of which prefaces some manuscripts of the Chronicle instead says that Cynric was the… |
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