List of monarchs of Wessex
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This is a list of monarchs of Wessex until 924. For later monarchs, see the list of British monarchs. While the details of the later monarchs are confirmed by a number of sources, the earlier ones are in many cases obscure.
The names are given in modern English form followed by the names and titles (as far as is known) in contemporary Anglo-Saxon English and Latin, being the prevalent/('official') languages of the time.
This was a time when spellings varied widely, even within a document. A number of variations of the details below exist. Amongst these are the preference between þ and ð (hard and soft 'th').
The character '7' was used instead of ampersand '&' in contemporary Anglo-Saxon writings.
Monarchs of the West Saxons (Wessex)
| Reign | Incumbent | Notes | |
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| The Kingdom of the Gewissae | |||
| Cerdic Dynasty | |||
| 519 to 534 | Cerdic | CERDIC ELESING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CERDIC REX GEVVISSÆ | |
| 534 to 560 | Cynric | CYNRIC CERDICING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CYNRIC REX GEVVISSÆ | |
| 560 to 591 | Ceawlin | CEAVVLIN CYNRICING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CEAVVLIN REX GEVVISSÆ | |
| 591 to 597 | Ceol | CEOL CVÞING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CEOL REX GEVVISSÆ | |
| 597 to 611 | Ceolwulf | CEOLVVLF CVÞING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CEOLVVLF REX GEVVISSÆ | |
| 611 to 643 | Cynegils | CYNEGILS CEOLING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CYNEGILS REX GEVVISSÆ | |
| c.626 to 636 | Cwichelm | CVVICHELM CYNEGILSING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CVVICHELM REX GEVVISSÆ | |
| 643 to 645 | Cenwalh | CENVVALH CYNEGILSING GEVVISSÆ CYNING CENVVALH REX GEVVISSÆ | Deposed |
| Mercian Dynasty | |||
| 645 to 648 | Penda | PENDA PYBBING MIERCNA 7 GEVVISSÆ CYNING PENDA REX MIERCNA ET GEVVISSÆ | |
| The Kingdom of the West Saxons | |||
| Cerdic Dynasty | |||
| 648 to 674 | Cenwalh | CENVVALH CYNEGILSING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING CENVVALH REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Restored; reigned jointly with his wife Queen Seaxburh 672 to 674 |
| 672 to 674 | Queen Seaxburh | SEAXBURG VVESTSEAXNA CVEN SEAXBURH REGINA SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Reigned jointly with her husband Cenwalh until his death 674 |
| 674 to 674 | Cenfus | CENFVS CENFERÞING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING CENFVS REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 674 to 676 | Aescwine | ÆSCVVINE CENFVSING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆSCVVINE REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 676 to 685 | Centwine | CENTVVINE CYNEGILSING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING CENTVVINE REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Deposed by Caedwalla |
| 685 to 688 | Caedwalla | CÆDVVALLA CENBRYHTING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING CÆDVVALLA REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Usurper; abdicated |
| 688 to 726 | Ine (Ina) | INE CENREDING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING INE REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Abdicated |
| 726 to 740 | Aethelheard | ÆÞELHEARD VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆÞELHEARD REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 740 to 756 | Cuthred | CVÞRED VVESTSEAXNA CYNING CVÞRED REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 756 to 757 | Sigeberht | SIGEBRYHT VVESTSEAXNA CYNING SIGEBRYHT REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Deposed (and killed?) by Cynewulf |
| 757 to 786 | Cynewulf | CYNEVVLF VVESTSEAXNA CYNING CYNEVVLF REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Assassinated by Cyneheard, brother of Sigeberht |
| 786 to 802 | Beorhtric | BEORHTRIC VVESTSEAXNA CYNING BEORHTRIC REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 802 to 839 | Egbert | ECGBRYHT EALHMVNDING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ECGBRYHT REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 839 to 856 | Ethelwulf | ÆÞELVVLF ECGBRYHTING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆÞELVVLF REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 856 to 860 | Ethelbald | ÆÞELBALD ÆÞELVVLFING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆÞELBALD REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 860 to 865 | Ethelbert | ÆÞELBRYHT ÆÞELVVLFING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆÞELBRYHT REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 865 to 871 | Ethelred | ÆÞELRED ÆÞELVVLFING VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆÞELRED REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 878 to 899 | Ælfred the Great | ÆLFRED ÆÞELVVLFING ÐE GREAT VVESTSEAXNA CYNING ÆLFRED MAGNVS REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 899 to 925 | Edward the Elder | EADVVEARD ÆLFREDING ÐE ELDRA WESTSEAXNA CYNING EADVVEARD REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | |
| 925 to 927 | Athelstan | ÆÞELSTAN EADVVEARDING WESTSEAXNA CYNNING]] ÆÞELSTAN REX SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM | Thereafter becoming the first king of a united England |
| The Heptarchy |
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| East Anglia | Essex | Kent | Mercia | Northumbria | Sussex | Wessex |