Beorhtric of Wessex
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Beorhtric was the King of Wessex from 786 to 802, succeeding Cynewulf.
Depiction of Beorhtric from the Genealogical Chronicle of the English Kings, a late 13th-century manuscript in the British Library
Offa, the King of Mercia who supported Beorhtric's succession to the throne
Cerdic of Wessex
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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 Wessex, reigning from around 519 to around 534 AD. Subsequent
Beorhtric of Wessex
…of Wessex from 786 to 802, succeeding Cynewulf. The names of his parents are unknown but the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle claims that he was descended from Cerdic. In 786, Cynewulf, the King of Wessex, was killed by Cyneheard, brother of the former King Sigeberht. Cyneheard died soon after…
Imaginary depiction from John Speed's 1611 "Saxon Heptarchy"
South Britain in the early 6th century
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