467 - 534 (67 years)| Name | Cerdic of Wessex [1] | |
| Title | King of Anglo-Saxon Wessex | |
| Birth | 467 | Saxony, Germany  |
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| Gender | Male | |
| Military - Old World | Cerdic landed in Hampshire with his son Cynric in five ships. He fought a British king named Natanleod at Netley Marsh in Hampshire. He fought at Cerdicesleag, after which he became first king of Wessex | |
| Occupation | Founder of the kingdom of Wessex | |
| Death | 534 | England |
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| Person ID | I8569 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | King of the South Saxons Ælle of Sussex, b. 439, Saxony, Germany d. 514, Saxony, Germany (Age 75 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Elesa, b. 443, Saxony, Germany d. 540, Somme, Picardie, France (Age 97 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Marriage | Saxony, Germany |
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| Family ID | F3702 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Wihtgar van Wessex, b. 471, Saxony, Germany d. 534, England (Age 63 years) | |||
| Marriage | 489 | Saxony, Germany |
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| Family ID | F2955 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
| Family 2 | Princess Anafleda, b. 469, Saxony, Germany d. 534, England (Age 65 years) | |
| Marriage | 492 | England |
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| Family ID | F2956 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
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| Old World | | _Cerdic Wessex Cerdic is described in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as a leader of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, being the founder and first king of Saxon Wessex, reigning from 519 to 534 AD. Subsequent kings of Wessex were each claimed by the Chronicle to descend in some manner from Cerdic. |
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