Ceawlin, King of the West Saxons

Abt 547 - 593  (46 years)

• Name	Ceawlin
  Birth	Abt 547	Kingdom of Wessex, England   [2]
  History	birth to death
  "556. This year Cynric and Ceawlin fought....at Beranbury." [1] In 560, he was crowned the King of the West Saxons. He was also called Bretwala, that is King of Kings. [1, 2, 3] In 577 he captured Gloucester and Bath from the Britons. [3] "591. This year there was a great slaughter of Britons at Wanborough; Ceawlin was driven from his kingdom." [1] In 592 he was deposed by his nephew Ceola. [3]
  Death	593	England   [1, 2, 3]
  "593. This year died Ceawlin." [1]
  Siblings	2 brothers
  + 1. Ceawlin, King of the West Saxons,   b. Abt 547, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 593, England  (Age 46 years)   2. Cutha   3. Cuthwulf
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Noe   (25 x Great Grandfather)
  Person ID, Branch	I2864	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Cynric, King of the West Saxons,   b. Abt 525, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 560, England (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner
  Children	3 sons
  1. Cwichhelm  [Father: Birth]     2. Crida  [Father: Birth] +   3. Cuthwine, Under-ruler of Wessex,   b. Abt 560   d. 584 (Age 24 years)  [Father: Birth]
  Family ID	F2256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Ceawlin, King of the West Saxons(Abt 547 – 593) 2Cynric, King of the West Saxons(Abt 525 – 560) 4Creoda, Prince of Wessex(Abt 493 – ) 8Cerdic, King of the West Saxons(Abt 467 – 534) 16Elesa(Abt 439 – ) 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 547 - Kingdom of Wessex, England Death - 593 - England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [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).