East Saxon Kingship Tradition
Later royal genealogies place Aescwine near the beginning of the East Saxon ruling line, although the chronology and details of his reign remain uncertain.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Aescwine Biography and Timeline
Follow Aescwine through 4 dated historical records for England.
Aescwine, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
4Distinct records
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527–676Years on this page
527
674
Marriage
Succeeds as King of Wessex, Wessex had been partitioned after the death of Cenwealh
Role range: 0674-0676
Succession
Succeeds as King of Wessex, Wessex had been partitioned after the death of Cenwealh
Role range: 0674-0676
676
Aescwine Leads West Saxons
Aescwine appears in the late seventh century succession during a period of disputed authority and warfare with Mercia.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.