Cerdic, King of the West Saxons

Abt 467 - 534  (67 years)

• Name	Cerdic
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 467	Saxony   [2]
  History	birth to death
  	Cerdic,then a Saxon Earldorman, and his son Cynric landed in the area of Southhampton in 495, [see picture below] and then moved north into what is now Hampshire and Wiltshire to found The Kingdom of the West Saxons or Wessex. [1, 2, 3] "495. This year came two leaders into Britain, Cerdic and Cynric, his son, with five ships." [1] In 519, he assumed the title of the King of the West Saxons in Winchester, Hampshire, England. "519. This year Cerdic and Cynric undertook the government of the West Saxcons; the same year they fought with the Britons at a place called Charford. From that day have reigned the children of the West Saxon kings." [1, 3] "530. This year died Cerdic, the first king of the West Saxons. Cynric, his son succeeded to the government, and reigned afterwards twenty-six winters." [1]
  Death	534	England   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I2866	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Elesa,   b. Abt 439, Saxony
  Family ID	F2260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Creoda, Prince of Wessex,   b. Abt 493, Kingdom of Wessex, England [Father:Birth]
  Family ID	F2259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 467 - Saxony Death - 534 - England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Saxons Invading Britian

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). Line 1 [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).