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411 - 453 (42 years) Submit Photo / Document
Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
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Esla |
Suffix |
King of West Saxons |
Birth |
411 |
Sachsen, Deutschland |
Gender |
Male |
FamilySearch ID |
LBV8-PLX |
Death |
453 |
Headstones |
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Person ID |
I14767 |
mytree |
Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
Children |
+ | 1. Elesa, b. Abt 439, Sachsen, Deutschland d. Abt 514, Sachsen, Deutschland (Age 75 years) |
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Family ID |
F7521 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
2 Jun 2024 |
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Notes |
- Esla appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the son of Gewis and a desc e ndant of Woden. He is also identified as the father of Elesa, the fath e r of Cerdic of Wessex who invaded Britain in 495 and founded the kingd o m of Wessex.
Cerdic, first king of the West Saxons (519–534), is recorded as descend e d from Woden. This mythical descent is set out in the Anglo-Saxon Chron ic le:
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