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Freeman-Smith History and Ancestry
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 Abt 0622 - Abt 0688 (66 years)
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| Name |
WESSEX Ceolwald |
| Birth |
Abt 0622 |
Wessex, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Abt 0688 |
Kingdom of Wessex |
| Notes |
- Birth and Parents
His birth and death dates are unknown.[1]
Ceolwald was born about 0622. [2]
Ceolwald of Wessex was a member of the House of Wessex (see House of Wessex family tree). [1]
His father was Cuthwulf [1]
Several[who?] list him as son of Princess Gwynhafar of Dumnonia (daughter of King Clemen ap Bledric)[citation needed].[1]
Marriage
Some sites[which?] list him as married to Fafertach (620-644), daughter of Prince Finguine of Mumhan (603-644)[citation needed]. [1]
Reign
Although a member of the direct male line from Cynric to Egbert, Ceolwald was never king. [1]
Death
His birth and death dates are unknown.[1]
Ceolwald died about 0688. [2]
Issue
His child Coenred of Wessex. Nothing more of him is known for certain. [1]
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Wikipedia: Ceolwald of Wessex Accessed 10/5/2019 jhd
↑ 2.0 2.1 First-hand information as remembered by Shirley Burgoyne, Saturday, June 21, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
See also:
Kirby, D.P. (1992). The Earliest English Kings. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-09086-5.
Yorke, Barbara (1990). Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England. London: Seaby. ISBN 1-85264-027-8.
Ceolwald 1 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
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| Person ID |
I58617 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Family |
of MUMHAN Fafertach, b. Abt 0620, Mumhan d. 0644, Wessex, England (Age 24 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. WESSEX Coenred, b. Abt 0644, Sommerset, Kingdom of Wessex d. 0694, Kingdom of Wessex (Age 50 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F26111 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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