Alfred The Great

House of Wessex

Cerdic and his son Cynric landed in the area of Southhampton in 495 A.D., and then moved north into what is now Hampshire and Wiltshire to found The Kingdom of the West Saxons or Wessex. Cerdic met great resistance from the last of the Romano-Britons under a shadowy leader who lays as good a claim as any to having been the "real" King Arthur. Cerdic was crowned as the 1st King of West Saxons at Winchester 532, although some say he reigned from 519 on. The times were very chaotic, and although leaders such as Cerdic are historical figures, much of the actual history is shrouded in legend.

Cynric reigned from 534 to 560. He defeated the Romano-Britons at Salisbury in 552 = Cynric faced competition from Stuf and Wihtgar, who came to Wessex in 514 and were said to be "nefa" of Cerdic and Cynric. The term "nefa" means both nephew and grandson, and it has been suggested that Stuf and Wihtgar were father and son; possibly a son and grandson of Cerdic's sister and a Jutish nobleman. In 534, Cynric gave the Isle of Wight to Stuf and Wihtgar. ..... more

King Alfred "The Great"                   Szent Margit története                   Saint Margaret - Queen of Scotland
  • A1 = Cerdic, King of West Saxons, lvd:495/534;
    • B1 = King Cynric, lvd:534/560;
      • C1 = King Ceawlin, lvd:560/591;
        • D1 = Cuthwin;
          • E1 = Cuthwulf;
            • F1 = Ceolwald;
              • G1 = Cenred;
                • H1 = Ingild;
                  • I1 = Eoppa, d:718;
                    • J1 = Eafa;
                      • K1 = Ealhmund, Under King of Kent, m. daughter of Aethelbert II, King of Kent;
                        • L1 = King Egbert of Kent, lvd:775/839, m. Redburga;
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    • M1 = King Æthelwulf of England, lvd:800/858, m. Osburga, daughter of Oslac;
      • N1 = Judith, m. Count Eticho of Ammergau;  <==  Welf Dynasty
      • N2 = Ethelred, King of Wessex, lvd:837/871;
        • O1 = Aethelhelm of Mercia, lvd:848/898, m. Aethelglyth of Mercia;
          • P1 = Aethelfrith of Wessex, lvd:870/927;
            • Q1 = Aedric;
              • R1 = Aethelweard, d:998;
                • S1 = Aethelmar Cild, lvd:960/1015;
                  • T1 = Wulnorth Cild, lvd:983/1015;
                    • U1 = Godwin, Earl of Wessex, lvd:1001/1053, m. Gytha;
                      • V1 = Harold Godwinson, King of England, lvd:1022/1066, m. Edith Swan-neck;
                        • W1 = Gytha, d:1107, m. prince Vladimir II of Kiev;  <==  Rurik Dynasty
      • N3 = King Alfred the Great of England, lvd:849/899, m. Ealswith, daughter of Æthelred Mucil "the Great";
        • O1 = Elfrida, d:929, m. Count Baldwin II of Flandres;  <==  Counts of Flanders
        • O2 -- Elgiva, m. Duke Boleslav II of Bohemia;  <==  The Premyslids
        • O3 = King Edward "the Elder", lvd:871/925, m1. Ecgwyn of Essex, m2. Elfleda;
          • P1 = [m1]: Edith, m. Sitric II;  <==  The Vikings
          • P2 -- [m2]: Eadgyth, m. Emperor Otto I "The Great";  <==  The Saxons
          • P3 = [m2]: Eadgifu, m. Emperor Charles III;  <==  Carolingians
          • P4 = [m2]: King Edmund "the Magnificant", lvd:921/946, m. Alfgifu;
            • Q1 = King Edgar "the Peaceful", lvd:943/975, m. Ealfthyrth;
              • R1 = King Ethelred II, "the Unraed", lvd:968/1016, m1. Alfflaed, m2. Emma;  ==>  Norman
                • S1 ~ [m1]: Aelfgifu, m. Uchtred, 5th Lord of Bamburgh;
                • S2 = [m1]: King Edmund "Ironside", m. Eadgyth;
                • S3 .. [m2]: King Edward "the Confessor", m. Edith of Wessex;
                • S4 ~ [m2]: Godgifu, m. Count Dreux of Mantes;  <==  Tracy family

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