Succession
Succeeds as King of Kent
Historical events in 560
16 historical records
Conversion
Kent becomes the 1st Anglo-Saxon christian kingdom. Bertha, a Christian, is allowed to bring her chaplain to Kent & practice her religion
Marriage
Marries Bertha a Frankish Princess of the Merovingian King of Paris Caribert I. Bertha, a Christian, is allowed to bring her chaplain to Kent & practice her religion
Succession
Succeeds as King of Wessex, recently re-united. Grandson of Hengest, forms the 1st Anglo-Saxon Kingdom
Succession
Succeeds as King of Rheged which includes Cumbria, Lancashire & part of Galloway & Man
Alliance Ceawlin and confederate partners not stated in source
Organizes a Confederation to drive Britons out of Wessex
Bretwalda Tradition
Later Chronicle tradition includes Ceawlin among the early rulers conventionally described as Bretwaldas.
Descent from Cerdic
The West Saxon genealogy places Ceawlin in the royal line descending from Cerdic through Cynric.
Father of Cuthwine
Cuthwine is recorded as a son of Ceawlin in the West Saxon royal tradition.
Name Form Caelin
Bede records the ruler as Caelin and notes the West Saxon form corresponding to Ceawlin.
Rule of England
By 600 Anglo-Saxons dominate England
Rule of Wessex
Organizes a Confederation to drive Britons out of Wessex
Son of Cynric
Ceawlin is recorded as a son of Cynric in the West Saxon royal tradition.
Southern Overlordship
Bede names Ceawlin as an early West Saxon king who exercised wider authority over the southern English provinces.
Succession
Succeeds as Saxon King, 3rd King of Wessex. Assumes the leadership of the West Saxons in the Thames region
Death of Cynric
Death of Cynric