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 Abt 565 - 592 (27 years) Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Cuthwine Wessex |
| Birth |
Abt 565 |
England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| FamilySearch ID |
9C47-GLQ |
| Death |
592 |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I14808 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
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| Notes |
- Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, chart 716.
Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Robert Fr e derick Pfafman, p E-34. Kin g of West Saxon 560 - 577
Cuthwine was the son of King Ceawlin of Wessex, born in 565, five year s i nto his fathers reign of the West Saxons. He was a grandson of Cynric , th e son of Cerdic, the first of the Saxons to come across the sea fro m Germ any. A prince of the House of Wessex. Cuthwine is sometimes identi fied a s Cutha but should not be confused with his Uncle Cutha, brother o f Ceawl in.
In his princely years, before the death of his father, Cuthwine was a co m mander of his fathers armies. During this time he had at least 3 sons:
- Cynebald, born about 585
- Cedda, born about 590
- Cuthwulf, born about 592
The name of their mother is not recorded, it is possible that she die d i n the tumult surrounding his family's flight into exile .
In 592, when Cuthwine was 27, his cousin Ceol attacked the Kingdom of We s sex. The Battle of Woden's Barrow was described as a great slaughter. C eo l deposed his uncle King Ceawlin, and drove Ceawlin's entire family ou t o f Wessex into exile. Cuthwine and his young sons were among those for ce d to flee.
Cuthwine was the rightful heir of King Ceawlin, had he not been depose d b y Ceol, Cuthwine would have eventually become King of Wessex.
Cuthwine's father Ceawlin, and his uncles Cwichelm and Crida all die d i n exile in 593, under unclear circumstances, possibly eradicated by C eol . Although not king, Cuthwine remained a powerful leader of his peopl e an d protector of his family. Ceol died in 597 and the throne of Wesse x pass ed to his brother Ceolwulf who ruled until 611 when he was succeed ed by C ynegils who was in turn succeeded by his son Cenwalh .
Cuthwine survived Ceol, Ceolwulf and Cynegils and appears to have bee n a t peace with Cenwalh. In 645 King Penda of Mercia evicted Cenwalh fr om W essex and ruled there as king for 3 years. It is believed that durin g thi s time Cuthwine possibly acted as a member of the ruling body of We ssex , subservient to Penda. And in 648 Cuthwine and his sons were presen t a t the negotiations between Penda and Cenwalh and aided Cenwalh in reg aini ng his throne.
It is not known when exactly Cuthwine died, he became a legendary figu r e and continued to be mentioned in Wessex long passed the time when h e co uld have lived.
While Cuthwine never became king his great-grandsons: Caedwalla and In e b oth became kings of Wessex.
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