Try for example "Æthelstan", at first it is hard to know if it is a male or a female. Some have strange letters and you need a session of old English to learn how to pronounce them. It is also the period when England was unified. This is the time when the British monarchs fought the Viking raids. The House of Wessex, also known as the House of Cerdic (Cerdicingas in Old English), refers to the family that initially ruled a kingdom in southwest England known as Wessex,Īnglo-Saxon England, when the Wessex family reigned, was a fascinating period. Prominent Royal Houses of England Wessex Family If you would like to learn more about their genealogy, understand their beginnings, and read more about royal biographies, I suggest you read this book from Amazon Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (updated) by Weir, Alison (2009) Paperback. This interactive Royal Family Tree summarizes the most important individuals in British Royal History.
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Edward III: House of Plantagenent, 1327 - 1377.
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Edward II: House of Plantagenent, 1307 - 1327.Edward I: House of Plantagenent, 1272 - 1307.Henry III: House of Plantagenent, 1216 - 1272.Louis the Lion: House of Plantagenent, 1216 - 1217.John: House of Plantagenet, 1199 - 1216.Richard I: House of Plantagenet, 1189 - 1199.Henry II: House of Plantagenet, 1154 - 1189.Henry I: House of Normandy, 1100 - 1135.William II: House of Normandy, 1087 - 1100.William I: House of Normandy, 1066 - 1087.Harold Godwinson: House of Godwinson, 1066.Edward the Confessor: House of Wessex, 1042 - 1066.
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Harthacnut: House of Denmark, 1040 - 1042.Harold Harefoot: House of Denmark, 1035 - 1040.Edward the Martyr: House of Wessex, 975 - 978.Edgar the Peaceful: House of Wessex, 959 - 975.Edward the Elder: House of Wessex, 899 - 924.Here is a chronological list of Kings and Queens of Enlgand with Family Name, and reign dates. This tree is quite detailed, but the crown not always falls in the hands of a direct descendant. Following the rise and fall of different English Kings in different dynasties is not easy.