547 - 593 (46 years)| Name | Ceawlin of Wessex [1] | |
| Title | King of Wessex | |
| Birth | 547 | England  |
| Gender | Male | |
| Military - Old World | The Chronicle records several battles of Ceawlin's between the years 556 and 592, including the first record of a battle between different groups of Anglo-Saxons, and indicates that under Ceawlin Wessex acquired significant territory | |
| Occupation | Bretwaldas (one of eight rulers who had overlordship over southern Britain) | |
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(Historic) Bretwaldas The entry for 827 in the [C] manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, listing the eight bretwaldas, Ceawlin's name can be seen in the fifth line, spelled "Ceaulin" |
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| Death | 593 | England |
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| Person ID | I10648 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | King of Wessex Cynric of Wessex, b. 495, England d. 560, England (Age 65 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F14371 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Family ID | F14338 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
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| Historic Documents | | (Historic) Bretwaldas The entry for 827 in the [C] manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, listing the eight bretwaldas, Ceawlin's name can be seen in the fifth line, spelled "Ceaulin" |
| Old World | | _Ceawlin Ceawlin (also spelled Ceaulin, Caelin and Celin, died ca. 593) was a King of Wessex. He may have been the son of Cynric of Wessex and the grandson of Cerdic of Wessex, whom the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle represents as the leader of the first group of Saxons to come to the land which later became Wessex. Ceawlin was active during the last years of the… |
 | _Ceawlin: the Man who Created England CEAWLIN: The man who created England by Rupert Matthews |
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