Ceolwald of Wessex
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Ceolwald of Wessex was a member of the House of Wessex
(see House of Wessex family tree
). Although a member of the direct male line from Cynric
to Egbert
, Ceolwald was never king. His birth and death dates are unknown.
His father was Cutha Cathwulf
and his child Coenred of Wessex. Nothing more of him is known.
House of Wessex
The House of Wessex, also known as the House of Cerdic, refers to the family that ruled a kingdom in southwest England known as Wessex. This House was in power from the 6th century under Cerdic of Wessex to the unification of the Kingdoms of England....
(see House of Wessex family tree
House of Wessex family tree
The following chart is a family tree of the kings of the House of Wessex, a dynasty whose members were Kings of Wessex, and then, from Athelstan onwards, Kings of England....
). Although a member of the direct male line from Cynric
Cynric of Wessex
Cynric was King of Wessex from 534 to 560. Everything known about him comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. There he is stated to have been the son of Cerdic, and also to have been the son of Cerdic's son, Creoda...
to Egbert
Egbert of Wessex
Egbert was King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839. His father was Ealhmund of Kent...
, Ceolwald was never king. His birth and death dates are unknown.
His father was Cutha Cathwulf
Cutha Cathwulf
Cutha Cathwulf was the third son of Cuthwine and consequently a member of the House of Wessex. Although a member of the direct male line from Cynric to Egbert, , Cathwulf was never king. He is said to have been born in c...
and his child Coenred of Wessex. Nothing more of him is known.