WESSEX Ingild

0672 - Abt 0718  (~ 45 years)

• Name	WESSEX Ingild
  Birth	0672	Wessex, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 0718	Canterbury, Kent, England
  Notes	Ingild appears in a family tree on Wikipedia's list of monarchs, where Ingild is shown as the son of Cenred, King of Wessex, born 640; Ingild is shown as the father of Eoppa, grandfather Eafa and great-grandfather of Ealhmund, King of Kent, who ruled in 784.[1] Wikipedia's material is derived from a the genealogical preface to the Winchester (Parker) Chronicle and also in the annual entry (covering years 855–859) describing the death of Æthelwulf as follows:[2] Ingild, brother of King Ine of Wessex and descendant of founder, Cerdic Eoppa Eafa Ealhmund King Egbert of Wessex. Research Notes The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles entry for A.D. 718 reads, "This year died Ingild, the brother of Ina. Cwenburga and Cuthberga were their sisters. Cuthberga reared the monastery of Wimburn, and, though given in marriage to Ealdferth, King of Northumbria, they parted during their lives.[3] Uncertain Existence Historian Heather Edwards has suggested that the pedigree in which Eafa appears was forged. She suggests that Ealhmund was probably a Kentish royal scion, and that pedigree was forged to give Ealhmund's son Egbert the descent from Cerdic requisite to reigning in Wessex.[4] Charles Cawley has also expressed doubts about Ealhmund's ancestry, noting that: "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle names Ealhmund as son of Eafa, in a late passage which sets out the ancestry of Æthelwulf King of Wessex. However, Ealhmund's predecessor as king of Kent, and Ealhmund's own son, were both named Ecgberht, a name which was not particularly common in any of the Anglo-Saxon royal families. In view of the general practice of name inheritance within the ruling families, and the absence of the name "Ecgberht" from the house of Wessex as recorded in the traditional genealogies, it is not impossible that Ealhmund's origins lay in Kent and not in Wessex. This would of course mean that the usually represented ancestry of Ecgberht King of Wessex would require reconsideration. Mercian involvement in Kentish affairs appears to have increased again in 785-89. Presumably King Ealhmund was deposed as king of Kent by Offa King of Mercia as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that "the Kentishmen … formerly … had been wrongly forced away from their allegiance to [Ecgberht King of Wessex's] kinsmen". This event may have taken place in 789, the date when King Ealhmund's son Ecgberht is later described as having been expelled from England by Beorhtric King of Wessex and Offa King of Mercia." [5] INGELD (-718). The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that "Ingeld brother of Ine" died in 718[1382]. According to the generally accepted ancestry of the 9th century kings of Wessex, Ingeld was the direct ancestor of Ealhmund King of Kent, who was the father of Ecgberht King of Wessex. This supposed ancestry is set out in a passage of the Chronicle dated 855, which lists the ancestors of Æthelwulf King of Wessex, and states that Ealhmund was "son of Eafa, son of Eoppa, son of Ingeld…brother of Ine king of Wessex", adds their alleged direct line of ancestors back to Cerdic, first King of Wessex, Cerdic’s mythical ancestry back to Woden, and even Woden’s alleged descent from Noah and "Adam the first man"[1383]. This is clearly one of the dubious lines of descent of the kings of Wessex which are discussed in the introduction to the Chapter. [6] Sources ↑ Wikipedia: List_of_monarchs_of_Wessex Accessed 9/10/2019 jhd ↑ *Garmonsway, G.N. ed., The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. pp. xxxii, 2, 4. Cited by Wikipedia: Ealhmund_of_Kent Accessed 10/3/2019 jhd ↑ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Everyman Press Edition, London, 1912, translated from the Anglo-Saxon by Rev. James Ingram, London, 1823. Page 41 Accessed 10/4/2019 jhd ↑ Edwards, Heather (2004). "Ecgberht [Egbert] (d. 839), king of the West Saxons". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8581. Retrieved 14 May 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required) Cited by Wikipedia: Ealhmund_of_Kent Accessed 10/3/2019 jhd ↑ Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families, Online at Foundation for Medieval Genealogy Website. Anglo Saxon Danish Kings ↑ Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families, Online at Foundation for Medieval Genealogy Website Cenric of Wessex Accessed 10/4/2019 jhd See also: Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings & Nobles, Eng. 104, p. 339 The Royal Line of Succession, A16A225, p. 5 Keiser und Koenig Hist., Gen. Hist. 25, pt. 1, p. 95
  Person ID	I58614	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	WESSEX Coenred,   b. Abt 0644, Sommerset, Kingdom of Wessex d. 0694, Kingdom of Wessex (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F347200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WESSEX Unknown,   b. Abt 0684, Wessex, England
  Children	1. WESSEX Eoppa,   b. 0706, Kingdom of Wessex d. 0797, Kingdom of Wessex (Age ~ 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026