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Ceolwald Wessex (abt. 622 - abt. 688)

King Ceolwald Wessex
Born about in Wessex, Englandmap
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[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died about at about age 66 in Kingdom of Wessexmap
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Ceolwald Wessex is a member of the House of Wessex.
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Biography

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Ceolwald Wessex is Notable.

Birth and Parents

His birth and death dates are unknown.[1]

Ceolwald was born about 0622. [2]

Ceolwald of Wessex was a member of the House of Wessex (see House of Wessex family tree). [1]

His father was Cuthwulf [1]

Several[who?] list him as son of Princess Gwynhafar of Dumnonia (daughter of King Clemen ap Bledric)[citation needed].[1]

Marriage

Some sites[which?] list him as married to Fafertach (620-644), daughter of Prince Finguine of Mumhan (603-644)[citation needed]. [1]

Reign

Although a member of the direct male line from Cynric to Egbert, Ceolwald was never king. [1]

Death

His birth and death dates are unknown.[1]

Ceolwald died about 0688. [2]

Issue

His child Coenred of Wessex. Nothing more of him is known for certain. [1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Wikipedia: Ceolwald of Wessex Accessed 10/5/2019 jhd
  2. 2.0 2.1 First-hand information as remembered by Shirley Burgoyne, Saturday, June 21, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

See also:

  • Kirby, D.P. (1992). The Earliest English Kings. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-09086-5.
  • Yorke, Barbara (1990). Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England. London: Seaby. ISBN 1-85264-027-8.
  • Ceolwald 1 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England




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Cathwulf-4 and Wessex-21 do not represent the same person because: Nothing matches between the two.
posted by Sara Senour