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List of monarchs of Wessex

This is a list of monarchs of Wessex until 924. For later monarchs, see the list of British monarchs. While the details of the later monarchs are confirmed by a number of sources, the earlier ones are in many cases obscure.

Monarchs of Wessex
Name	Reign	Notes
Cerdic of Wessex	519-534
Cynric of Wessex	534-560	Cerdic's son
Ceawlin of Wessex	560-591	Cynric's son
Ceol of Wessex	591-597
Ceolwulf of Wessex	597-611	Ceol's brother
Cynegils of Wessex	611-643	Ceol's son
Cenwalh of Wessex	643-645	Cynegils' son
Penda of Mercia	645-648	Ruler while Cenwalh was in exile
Cenwalh of Wessex	648-672	Cynegils' son
Seaxburh of Wessex	672-674	Cenwalh's wife
Cenfus of Wessex	674	Ceolwulf's descendant
Aescwine of Wessex	674-676	Cenfus's son
Centwine of Wessex	676-685	Cynegils's son
Caedwalla of Wessex	685-688	Ceawlin's descendant
Ine of Wessex	688-726	Ceawlin's descendant
Aethelheard of Wessex	726-740	Ine's brother-in-law
Cuthred of Wessex	740-756
Sigeberht of Wessex	756-757
Cynewulf of Wessex	757-786
Beorhtric of Wessex	786-802
Egbert of Wessex	802-839	Related to Ine
Ethelwulf of Wessex	839-856	Egbert's son
Ethelbald of Wessex	856-860	Ethelwulf's son
Ethelbert of Wessex	860-865	Ethelbald's brother
Ethelred of Wessex	865-871	Ethelbert's brother
Ælfred the Great	878-899	Ethelred's brother
Edward the Elder	899-924	Ælfred's son

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