Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Sledda Biography and Timeline

Follow Sledda through 2 dated historical records for England.

Sledda, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
1 of 1Page
580–587Years on this page

580

Succession

King · Essex · House / House of Essex

Succeeds as King of the East Saxons

Role range: 0580-0600

587

Sledda Leads East Saxons

King · Essex · House / House of Saxons

Later king lists place Sledda in power during the late sixth century, when an East Saxon kingdom was emerging north of the Thames.

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.