Deeds of King Henry V

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Biography of King Cynegils of Wessex -641

Paternal Family Tree: Wessex

King Cynegils of Wessex was born to [his father] Ceol King Wessex.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 611. This year Cynegils succeeded to the government in Wessex, and held it one and thirty winters. Cynegils was the son of [his father] Ceol, Ceol of [his grandfather] Cutha, Cutha of Cynric.

In 611 King Cynegils of Wessex succeeded King Wessex.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 614. This year Cynegils and [his son] Cwichelm fought at Bampton, and slew two thousand and forty-six of the Welsh.

Battle of Cirencester

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 628. This year Cynegils and [his son] Cwichelm fought with Penda at Cirencester, Gloucestershire [Map], and afterwards entered into a treaty there.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 634. This year Osric, whom Paulinus baptized, succeeded to the government of King of Deira. He was the son of Elfric, the uncle of Edwin. And to Bernicia succeeded Eanfrith [aged 44], son of Ethelfrith. This year also Bishop Birinus first preached baptism to the West-Saxons, under King Cynegils. The said Birinus went thither by the command of Pope Honorius; and he was bishop there to the end of his life. Oswald [aged 30] also this year succeeded to the government of the King Northumbrians, and reigned nine winters. The ninth year was assigned to him on account of the heathenism in which those lived who reigned that one year betwixt him and Edwin.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 635. This year King Cynegils was baptized by Bishop Birinus at Dorchester [Map]; and Oswald [aged 31], king of the Northumbrians, was his sponsor.

In 635 Bishop Birinus of Dorchester was given permission to preach by King Cynegils of Wessex. He baptised King Cynegils of Wessex who then gave him Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire [Map] for his episcopal see.

In 636 Bishop Birinus of Dorchester baptised King Cynegils' son Cwichelm King of Wessex.

In 639 Bishop Birinus of Dorchester baptised King Cynegils' grandson Cuthred King of Wessex to whom he was godfather.

Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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Around 641 King Cynegils of Wessex died. His son Cenwalh succeeded King Wessex.

[his son] Cwichelm King of Wessex was born to King Cynegils of Wessex.

[his son] Centwine King Wessex was born to King Cynegils of Wessex.

[his son] Cenwalh King of Wessex was born to King Cynegils of Wessex. He married before Seaxburh Queen of Wessex.

King Cynegils of Wessex -641 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of King Cynegils of Wessex -641

Kings Wessex: Son of Ceol King Wessex

Royal Descendants of King Cynegils of Wessex -641
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Centwine King Wessex [1]

Cenwalh King of Wessex [1]

Ancestors of King Cynegils of Wessex -641

Great x 2 Grandfather: Cerdic King Wessex

Great x 1 Grandfather: Cynric King Wessex

GrandFather: Cutha Wessex

Father: Ceol King Wessex

King Cynegils of Wessex