Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Seaxburh Biography and Timeline

Follow Seaxburh through 3 dated historical records for England.

Seaxburh, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
1 of 1Page
645–674Years on this page

645

Marriage

Queen · Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Marries Cenwealh

Role range: 0672-0673

672

Succession

Queen · Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Succeeds as Queen of Wessex

Role range: 0672-0673

674

Seaxburh Rules West Saxons

King · Wessex · House / House of Wessex

After Cenwalh's death, his widow Seaxburh was remembered as holding power in Wessex, an unusual example of female rule.

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.