Gewis

384 - 474  (90 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Gewis
  Birth	384	Sachsen, Deutschland
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	9C8V-MVD
  Death	474	Sachsen, Deutschland
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  Person ID	I14797	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Wig Freawinesson, King of West Saxons,   b. Abt 355, Sachsen, Deutschland d. Aft 446, Sachsen, Deutschland (Age > 92 years)
  Family ID	F7523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	+ 1. Esla, King of West Saxons,   b. 411, Sachsen, Deutschland d. 453 (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F7522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 384 - Sachsen, Deutschland Death - 474 - Sachsen, Deutschland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings and Nobles, Eng 104, p. 254-5; Keiser und Koe n ig Hist., Gene Hist 25 pt. 1, p. 93. Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, chart 718. Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Rober t F . Pfafman, p E-34. Gewis appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the son of Wig (Wye) a n d a descendant of Woden. He is also identified as the father of Esla, t h e father of Elesa, the father of Cerdic of Wessex who invaded Britai n i n 495 and founded the kingdom of Wessex. The name of Gewis' mother and that of his wife are not identified.