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>> 642. Cynegils of Wessex dies (?)
Cenwealh, Cynegils's son, succeeds to Wessex

>> 661. Wulfhere of Mercia conquers Isle of Wight, gives it to Æthelwealh of Sussex

>> 672. Cenwealh of Wessex dies
Cenwealh's queen, Seaxburh, reigns for the following year
Division of kingdom and rule by sub-kings?

>> 675. Wulfhere of Mercia dies
Wulfhere's brother Æthelred succeeds to Mercia

>> c.680×685. Cædwalla of Wessex kills Æthelwealh of Sussex

>> c.685. Cædwalla emerges as king of Wessex
Cædwalla conquers Sussex, Isle of Wight

>> 686-7. Cædwalla of Wessex and Mul ravage Kent and Isle of Wight
Cædwalla's brother Mul set up as king of Kent, but burnt shortly afterwards
Cædwalla ravages Kent again

>> 688. Cædwalla of Wessex abdicates, goes to Rome
Ine succeeds to Wessex
April 10, 689. Cædwalla baptised by Pope Sergius I
April 20, 689. Cædwalla dies; buried in St Peter's church, Rome

>> 726. Ine of Wessex retires, goes to Rome
Æthelheard succeeds to the West Saxons; fights rival claimant Oswald

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Anniversaries [1]

April 20, 689: Death of King Cædwalla of Wessex, in Rome

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