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Succeeds as Saxon King, 1st King of Wessex
England · House / House of Wessex. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Succeeds as Saxon King, 1st King of Wessex
Succeeds as Saxon King, 2nd King of Wessex
Succeeds as Saxon King, 3rd King of Wessex. Assumes the leadership of the West Saxons in the Thames region
Succeeds as King of Wessex, nephew of Ceawlin who usurps the throne
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Wessex, brother of Ceol & son of Cutha
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Wessex, son of Ethelwulf
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Wessex, a sub-king, ruling over northern Wessex
Succeeds as Queen of Wessex, succeeds her husband King Cenwealh
Succeeds as Queen of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Wessex, Wessex had been partitioned after the death of Cenwealh
Succeeds as King of Wessex, after Wessex had been partitioned, son of Cynegils
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Kent, 686-688
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of the South Saxons, a client King of Ine of Wessex. Rules in East Sussex
Succeeds as King of Wessex, ends the fighting for the throne after Ines abdication
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of East Anglia
Succeeds as King of Wessex. Gives Kent, Essex, Surrey & Sussex to his eldest son Athelstan
Succeeds as King of Kent
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Usurps the throne in his fathers absence leaving the latter with Kent, Sussex & Essex. Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Wessex, Aethelberts brother
Succeeded by his eldest surviving brother Ethelred
Succeeds as King of Wessex, brother of Ethelbert
Alfred succeeded Aethelred during the struggle against the Danish army.
Alfred succeeds his brother Aethelred as King of Wessex during the Danish invasion.
Edward succeeded Alfred and continued the campaign to absorb the southern Danelaw.
Alfred prepares the succession that allows his son Edward the Elder to inherit the kingdom.
Succeeds his father, Alfred the Great, after being elected King. Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Wessex. Proclaims himself "King of the Anglo Saxons"
Succeeds as King of Wessext
Succeeds as King of England, succeeds his half-brother Athelstan
Succeeds as King of England, succeeds his brother Edmund I
Succeeds as King of England. Elder son of King Edmund succeeds his uncle Edred at the age of 14
Rules Northumbria & Mercia, unites English & Danes as fellow subjects
Succeeds as King of England
His wife Ethelfleda dies in childbirth leaving a single heir, Edward
Succeeds as King of England. Edward's accession to the throne is contested by a party headed by his stepmother, Queen Elfrida, who wished her son, Ethelred to become King
Edwards accession to the throne is contested by a party headed by his stepmother, Queen Elfrida, who wished her son, Ethelred to become King
Succeeds as King of England, his followers murder his half-brother, Edward the martyr
Succeeds as King of England
Eldest surviving son of Ethelred. Chosen as King by the people of London
Godwin is reported to have either captured Alfred or to have deceived him by pretending to be his ally and then surrendering him to the forces of Harold Harefoot
Succeeds as King of Denmark. Claims the English throne due to possible invasion by Denmark
Edward the Atheling becomes the last in the English line of succession
Imposes his election as king on the witan, ruling council of England
Succeeds as King of England, Hardicanute is absent in Denmark fighting the Norwegians. Canute had intended Hardicanute to succeed to both of the thrones of England & Denmark
Harold Harefoot died and Godwin supported the accession of his half-brother Harthacnut to the throne of England
Hardicanute I invites Edward the Confessor to jointly rule England
The son of Ethelred II is helped to the throne by Godwin, Earl of Wessex. The English Line is restored. Harthacanute dies age 23 childless leading to the restoration of the English line
Accepts the endorsement of Godwin of Wesses
Succeeds as King of England
When Harthacnut himself died in 1042 Godwin finally supported the claim of his half-brother Edward the Confessor to the throne. Godwin supports the claim of his half-brother Edward the Confessor. Edward's reign restores the native royal house of Wessex to the throne of England
Succeeds his father Earl Godwin as Earl of Wessex. Claims Edward renounced his succession to William in favor of him on his deathbed
Supports Malcolm III against MacBeth
The Witan elects Harold & William prepares to invade. Succeeds as King of England
Edward tells Harold "I commend Edith & all the Kingdom to your protection"
Edward tells Harold "I commend Edith & all the Kingdom to your protection"
Succeeds as King of England. Harold Godwinson is chosen by the Witan to succeed Edward the Confessor
The Witanagemot elects Harold Godwinson, the man best placed to defend the country against the competing foreign claimants, to succeed Edward
Following Harolds death at the Battle of Hastings against the invading Normans in October, the Witanagemot assembled in London and elected Edgar king
In early December the remaining members of the Witan in London met and resolved to take the young uncrowned king out to meet William to submit to him at Berkhamsted, quietly setting aside Edgars election
Chosen King by Morcar & his brother Edwin after the Battle of Hastings
Following Harolds death at the Battle of Hastings against the invading Normans in October, the Witanagemot assembled in London and elected Edgar king.
The Witanagemot elects Harold Godwinson, the man best placed to defend the country against the competing foreign claimants, to succeed Edward.
When King Edward died in January 1066 Edgar was still in his early teens, too young to be an effective military leader. Supported by the Archbishops of Canterbury & York after the Battle of Hastings.
Edward is succeeded by his brother in law, Godwins son Harold
After Edward's death William asks Harold to honour his oath to him, Harold refuses
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